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OSHA Inspection: COLORADO CUSTOM BACKHOE

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
S. SIMMS ST. & W. BELLEVIEW AVE.
City
LITTLETON
State
CO
ZIP
80127
Mailing
9885 W. WESLEY AVE., LAKEWOOD, CO 80227
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
5
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Willful Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 21, 2011
Abate by
Oct 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $11,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
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

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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