DENVER, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: COLORADO BORING CO.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of COLORADO BORING CO. in 13TH STREET & MARIPOSA, DENVER, CO 80204 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 338947369.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- COLORADO BORING CO.
- Site address
- 13TH STREET & MARIPOSA
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80204
- Mailing
- 3813 CANAL DRIVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,142 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b) (2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) Colorado Boring Co @ 13th Street & Mariposa, Denver, CO. On or before March 7, 2013, the exposing employer did not ensure that each employee conducting work in an excavation was provided with adequate training regarding the hazards associated with trenching and excavation as required under the standard. The trench was approximately 8 ft. 9 in. deep and lacked an adequate protective system, such as appropriate sloping, benching, or shield system on the east and west unprotected vertical sides of the trench. This condition exposed the employees to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1500
- · Z (S) $2142
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,678 · Current $1,874 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(b) or (c): (a) Colorado Boring Co @ 13th Street & Mariposa, Denver, CO. On or before March 7, 2013, the exposing employer did not ensure that each employee conducting work in a trench was protected from a possible wall cave-in, in that the trench was approximately 8 ft. 9 in. deep and lacked an adequate protective system, such as appropriate sloping, benching, or shield system on the east and west vertical unprotected sides of the trench. This condition exposed the employees to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1874
- · Z (S) $2678
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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 338947369.
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