DENVER, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: J F BARTON CONTRACTORS CO
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of J F BARTON CONTRACTORS CO in 5290 RARITAN ST, DENVER, CO 80221 (NAICS 561210). OSHA activity number 334794799.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J F BARTON CONTRACTORS CO
- Site address
- 5290 RARITAN ST
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80221
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 558, WOOD RIVER, IL 62095
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 561210
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,700
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(b) or (c): (a) J F Barton Contractors Co at 5290 Raritan St, Denver, CO 80221: On and before June 20, 2012, the exposing employer did not ensure that each employee connecting and wrapping sewer and water lines inside a trench that measured approximately 6.5 feet in depth was protected from cave-in. An employee worked in the trench at the west end without using a protective system. The trench measured approximately 3 feet wide at this end. This condition exposed the employee to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in. (b) J F Barton Contractors Co at 5290 Raritan St, Denver, CO 80221: On and before June 20, 2012, the exposing employer did not ensure that each employee connecting and wrapping sewer and water lines inside a trench that measured approximately 6.5 feet in depth was protected from cave-in. An employee worked in the trench at the east end without using a protective system. The trench measured approximately 3.5 feet wide at this end. This condition exposed the employee to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1700
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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 334794799.
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