BRIGHTON, CO —
OSHA Inspection: VESTAS BLADES AMERICA
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of VESTAS BLADES AMERICA in 1500 EAST CROWN PRINCE BLVD, BRIGHTON, CO 80603 (NAICS 333611). OSHA activity number 343790630.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VESTAS BLADES AMERICA
- Site address
- 1500 EAST CROWN PRINCE BLVD
- City
- BRIGHTON
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80603
- Mailing
- 1500 EAST CROWN PRINCE BLVD, BRIGHTON, CO 80603
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 333611
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.178 O01
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,472 · Current $9,472
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled: a) Vestas Blades America, located at 1500 East Crown Prince Blvd. Brighton, CO 80603: On and preceding February 17, 2019, the employer did not ensure that H-frame brackets were stable and safely arranged while being transported using powered industrial trucks. Each H-frame measured approximately 9' x 9' and weighed approximately 1500 pounds. Employees used powered industrial trucks to move stacks of up to 5 H-frames at a time by sliding the forks through the middle of H-frames. When the H-frames were loaded unto the forks, employees working on the ground were regularly required to remove ratchet straps when H-frame bundles were elevated by the forklifts. The H-frames were periodically misaligned, causing the load to become unstable and sway while being handled and transported. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $9472
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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 343790630.
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