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OSHA Inspection: BEAR EXCAVATING

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BEAR EXCAVATING in 34741 GOLDEN GATE CANYON RD, GOLDEN, CO 80403 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 334976990.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
BEAR EXCAVATING
Site address
34741 GOLDEN GATE CANYON RD
City
GOLDEN
State
CO
ZIP
80403
Mailing
PO BOX 933, CONIFER, CO 80433
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
238910
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.21 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2012
Abate by
Oct 1, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) On or about July 2, 2012, and at times prior, employees performing trenching and excavation work had not been adequately trained to recognize the hazards associated with trenching and/or how to recognize the procedures to control or avoid those hazards.       Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1750
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.651 B03

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2012
Abate by
Aug 6, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $1,750 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means:    a) On or about July 2, 2012, employees were exposed to cave in hazards where a safe means was not used to determine the location of a sewer line.  An employee entered a trench with unprotected vertical walls in excess of five feet and was subsequently injured when the trench walls collapsed.       Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1750
  • — Z (S) $2800

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 334976990.

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