THORNTON, CO —
OSHA Inspection: KEENAN, HOPKINS, SUDER AND STOWELL CONTRACTORS INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KEENAN, HOPKINS, SUDER AND STOWELL CONTRACTORS INC in 13801 GRANT STREET, THORNTON, CO 80023 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 343023255.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KEENAN, HOPKINS, SUDER AND STOWELL CONTRACTORS INC
- Site address
- 13801 GRANT STREET
- City
- THORNTON
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80023
- Mailing
- 720 CORPORATE CIRCLE, SUITE G, GOLDEN, CO 80401
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $7,068 · Current $7,068
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 the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them): (a) Keenan, Hopkins, Suder and Stowell Contractors Inc, dba KHS&S Contractors, at 13801 Grant Street, Thornton, CO: On 3/3/18, the employer did not maintain a safety program which provided 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 the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them). Employees were directed to perform framing and sheathing work on the towers upon flat steel decking roofs of buildings. The employer did not inspect the work areas to determine the presence of floor openings or other fall hazards prior to initiation of work. This condition exposed employees to approximate 15'9" fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7068
- — C (S) $7068
- — Z (S) $7068
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,068 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): Employees who perform work while on a scaffold were not trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: (a) Keenan, Hopkins, Suder and Stowell Contractors Inc, dba KHS&S Contractors, at 13801 Grant Street, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 3/6/18, the employer did not ensure that employees who performed work while on a scaffold were trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Employees were directed to perform framing and sheathing work on towers upon flat steel decking roofs of buildings. Employees performed some of the tasks while standing upon Bill-Jax Sectional/Utility scaffolds. The employer did not ensure that all employees working upon the scaffolds received scaffold training. This condition exposed employees to approximate six foot fall hazards. (b) Keenan, Hopkins, Suder and Stowell Contractors Inc, dba KHS&S Contractors, at 13801 Grant Street, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 3/27/18, the employer did not ensure that employees who performed work while on a scaffold were trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Employees were directed to install sheathing on the exterior sides of buildings. The employees performed these tasks using an aerial lift. The employer did not ensure that all employees working from the aerial lifts received scaffold training. This condition exposed employees to approximate twenty foot fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7068
- — Z (S) $7068
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program enabling recognition of and appropriate protective procedures for fall hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards: (a) Keenan, Hopkins, Suder and Stowell Contractors Inc, dba KHS&S Contractors, at 13801 Grant Street, Thornton, CO: On and preceding 3/6/18, the employer did not provide a training program enabling recognition of and appropriate protective procedures for fall hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. Employees were directed to perform framing and sheathing work on towers upon flat steel decking roofs of buildings. The employer did not ensure that all employees working upon the roofs of the buildings received fall protection training. This condition exposed employees to approximate 15'9" fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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