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OSHA Inspection: APEX SIGN CO LLC DBA AD LIGHT + SIGN

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of APEX SIGN CO LLC DBA AD LIGHT + SIGN in 707 17TH ST., DENVER, CO 80202 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 334186830.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
707 17TH ST.
City
DENVER
State
CO
ZIP
80202
Mailing
4150 ELATI ST., DENVER, CO 80216
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238990
Employees
40
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B01

Serious Gravity 5 3 exposed
Issued
May 24, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,380 · Current $1,190 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:    (a)	Apex Sign Co. LLC dba Ad Light + Sign, 707 17th St., Denver, CO 80202:  On and before April 30, 2012 the employer did not ensure the working platform on the fabricated frame scaffold was fully planked in that only 1/3 planks were placed on the first level and 2/3 planks were placed on the second level of the scaffold.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall of up to 12 feet 10 inches.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1190
  • · Z (S) $2380

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
May 24, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to the lower level:    (a)	Apex Sign Co. LLC dba Ad Light + Sign, 707 17th St., Denver, CO 80202:  On and before April 30, 2012,  the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from a fall from elevation in that guardrails or other suitable fall protection were not properly installed on the working platform of the scaffolding.  The scaffold lacked midrails, toprails, and endrails.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall of up to 12 feet 10 inches.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1926.454 A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
May 24, 2012
Abate by
Jun 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,380 · Current $1,190 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedure(s) to control or minimize those hazards:    (a)	Apex Sign Co. LLC dba Ad Light + Sign, 707 17th St., Denver, CO 80202:  On and before April 30, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the employees were provided with adequate training.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall of up to 12 feet 10 inches due to not recognizing the hazards of working on the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1190
  • · Z (S) $2380

1926.454 B

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
May 24, 2012
Abate by
Jun 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
229 CFR 1926.454(b):  Employees involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining or inspecting a scaffold were not trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the scaffold in question:    (a)	Apex Sign Co. LLC dba Ad Light + Sign, 707 17th St., Denver, CO 80202:  On and before April 30, 2012, the employer did not ensure his employees were provided with adequate training concerning erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining or inspecting a scaffold.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall of up to 12 feet 10 inches due to not recognizing the hazards associated with scaffold systems.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 334186830.

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