AURORA, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: BROWN-STRAUSS STEEL
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BROWN-STRAUSS STEEL in 2495 URAVAN STREET, AURORA, CO 80011 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 339887689.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROWN-STRAUSS STEEL
- Site address
- 2495 URAVAN STREET
- City
- AURORA
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80011
- Mailing
- 2495 URAVAN STREET, AURORA, CO 80011
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
- 332999
- Employees
- 218
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour: (a) Brown-Strauss Steel at 2495 Uravan St., Aurora, CO 80011: On and before August 13, 2014, the employer permitted three oxygen and two acetylene gas cylinders to be stored adjacent to each other in the metal storage cage. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1890
- · Z (S) $2700
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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 339887689.
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