UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACAD, CO —
OSHA Inspection: PIPE LINE SPECIALTIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PIPE LINE SPECIALTIES, INC. in INTERSECTION W. DOUGLAS DR AND INTERIOR DR., UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACAD, CO 80840 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 342850294.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PIPE LINE SPECIALTIES, INC.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION W. DOUGLAS DR AND INTERIOR DR.
- City
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACAD
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80840
- Mailing
- 5090 CENTENNIAL BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80919
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them: (a) On or about November 28, 2017, the employer did not ensure that effective frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite were conducted by a competent person so as to ensure that employees were protected from jobsite hazards, including but not limited to, an isolated water line that was pressurized with air that ruptured during excavation operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $9,054
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) On or about November 28, 2017, employees exposed to the unexpected release of compressed air while working inside a trench performing water line repairs, were not trained in the hazards associated with air and water pressure buildup inside isolated water lines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $9054
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342850294.
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