LITTLETON, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: COLORADO CUSTOM BACKHOE
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COLORADO CUSTOM BACKHOE in S. SIMMS ST. & W. BELLEVIEW AVE., LITTLETON, CO 80127 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 331070870.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- COLORADO CUSTOM BACKHOE
- Site address
- S. SIMMS ST. & W. BELLEVIEW AVE.
- City
- LITTLETON
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80127
- Mailing
- 9885 W. WESLEY AVE., LAKEWOOD, CO 80227
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $11,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c): a) On or about September 29, 2011, employees were not protected from cave-in hazards while working in an excavation without a protective system in place or in use at all times during work operations. The excavation had vertical walls and was greater than 5 feet in depth.
Recent events (2)
- · I (W) $5000
- · Z (W) $11000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 331070870.
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