BROOMFIELD, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: CAP EXCAVATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CAP EXCAVATING, INC. in 15587 HURON ST., BROOMFIELD, CO 80023 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339448276.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CAP EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 15587 HURON ST.
- City
- BROOMFIELD
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80023
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 308 1610 PACE ST., UNIT 900, LONGMONT, CO 80504
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,020 · Current $510 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) Cap Excavating, Inc. at 15587 Huron St., Broomfield, CO 80023: On and before October 25, 2013, the employer did not ensure that each employee conducting work in an excavation was protected from cave-in, in that work performed to uncover a water line main pipe was done in the area of the trench end-wall that was approximately 8 feet deep and lacked a protective system. This condition exposed employees to a crushing and struck-by hazard by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $510
- · Z (S) $1020
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): The employer did not ensure that all traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers conformed to Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Millennium Edition, December 2000: (a) Cap Excavating, Inc. at 15587 Huron St., Broomfield, CO 80023: On and before October 25, 2013, the employer did not ensure that each employee conducting work in the shoulder of a two lane street were protected by advanced warning signs. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards from motor vehicles. The speed limit on the street was 45 mph.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 339448276.
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