OSHA Inspection: ENSMINGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2015-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, were not protected by protective helmets:    a)  Ensminger Construction, Inc.  at W. Second St. and Mulberry Ave., Haxtun, CO 80731:  On or before March 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that employees wore hard hats when working in an excavation up to 12 feet deep.  Condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2015-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in a trench excavation that was 4 feet or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees:    a)  Ensminger Construction, Inc.  at W. Second St. and Mulberry Ave., Haxtun, CO 80731:  On or before March 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that employees working in an excavation up to 12 feet deep had a safe means of access and egress.  Condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards.

Issued

2015-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:    a)  Ensminger Construction, Inc.  at W. Second St. and Mulberry Ave., Haxtun, CO 80731:  On or before March 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that a competent person inspected the excavation prior to allowing employees to work in it.  Condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards.

Issued

2015-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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 paragraphs (b) or (c) of this section:    a)  Ensminger Construction, Inc.  at W. Second St. and Mulberry Ave., Haxtun, CO 80731:  On or before March 11, 2015,   the employer did not ensure that employees working in an excavation up to 12 feet deep were protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.  Condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards.