WESTMINSTER, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP in 8650 N DECATUR ST., WESTMINSTER, CO 80031 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 342514320.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP
- Site address
- 8650 N DECATUR ST.
- City
- WESTMINSTER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80031
- Mailing
- 641 WINTERS DR., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $8,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. (a) Global Underground Corp. at 8650 N Decatur St., Westminster, CO 80031: On and preceding 7/28/17, the creating and exposing employer did not ensure employees were not permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees were located inside a trench box rigging out equipment used for sewer line replacement. The pull head was rigged out by a track hoe utilizing a single chain. Employees were in the trench box, underneath the load, when the pull head fell out of the chain and struck an employee. This condition exposed employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $8000
- · Z (S) $5070
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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 342514320.
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