DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: COLORADO EXCAVATING
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of COLORADO EXCAVATING in ALLEY BEHIND 1615 OSCEOLA ST, DENVER, CO 80204 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 343269635.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLORADO EXCAVATING
- Site address
- ALLEY BEHIND 1615 OSCEOLA ST
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80204
- Mailing
- 5085 N HARLAN ST, DENVER, CO 80212
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
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 and or other hazardous conditions: a) Colorado Excavating at the alley behind 1615 Osceola St in Denver, CO 80204: On or before July 2, 2018, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees working inside a trench with near vertical walls were protected from cave-in, in that employees were working in the trench to connect sewer lines between a house and the main line. The trench was approximately 16 feet in depth, 5 feet in width, and 7 feet in length and the trench box used as 12 feet tall, and 4 feet wide; the box was seated in the bottom of the trench exposing 4 feet of soil above the trench box. On June 22, 2018, the top four feet of soil sluffed off and fell into the trench causing an employee to be struck by the soil; the employee was knocked to their knees and buried to their waist. This condition exposed employees to a crushing and struck-by hazards by excavation wall cave-in. Note: "Competent person" means one 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.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5174
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when: a) Colorado Excavating at the alley behind 1615 Osceola St in Denver, CO 80204: On or before July 2, 2018, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees working inside a trench with near vertical walls were protected from cave-in, in that employees were working in the trench to connect sewer lines between a house and the main line. The trench was approximately 16 feet in depth, 5 feet in width, and 7 feet in length and the trench box used as 12 feet tall, and 4 feet wide; the box was seated in the bottom of the trench exposing 4 feet of soil above the trench box. On June 22, 2018, the top four feet of soil sluffed off and fell into the trench causing an employee to be struck by the soil; the employee was knocked to their knees and buried to their waist. This condition exposed employees to a crushing and struck-by hazards by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — 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 343269635.
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