DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: BRAND X HYDROVAC SERVICES, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of BRAND X HYDROVAC SERVICES, INC. in STAPLETON S DR AND AIRLAWN RD., DENVER, CO 80216 (NAICS 237990). OSHA activity number 344275045.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRAND X HYDROVAC SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- STAPLETON S DR AND AIRLAWN RD.
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80216
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1199, SILT, CO 81652
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
- 237990
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) Brand X Hydrovac Services, Inc. at Stapleton S Dr and Airlawn Rd, Denver, CO: On and around August 29, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees were instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, while operating and working around vacuum trucks in proximity to powerlines. Employees were not instructed in the recognition of different types of powerlines and their associated voltages. Employees were not instructed in work rules, prohibiting employees from contact with the vacuum truck, while the truck boom was being operated in proximity to a powerline. These conditions exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards and resulted the fatality of a Swamper by electrocution, when a Swamper was holding the high pressure water sprayer attached by hydraulic hose to the vacuum truck and the truck boom made contact with an energized powerline, while the boom was being positioned by the Operator with a remote control. (b) Brand X Hydrovac Services, Inc. at Stapleton S Dr and Airlawn Rd, Denver, CO: On and around August 29, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees were instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, while operating and working around vacuum trucks in proximity to powerlines. Employees were not effectively instructed in varying safe working distances for associated powerline voltages.This condition potentially exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9446
- — C (S) $9446
- — Z (S) $9446
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means: (a) Brand X Hydrovac Services, Inc. at Stapleton S Dr and Airlawn Rd, Denver, CO: On and around August 29, 2019, the employer permitted employees to work in proximity to an energized powerline with the boom of a vacuum truck but the employees were not protected against electric shock by a safe working distance or by the de-energizing and grounding of the powerline. This condition resulted in the fatality of a Swamper, who was electrocuted, when the boom of the vacuum truck made contact with an energized powerline, while the boom was positioned by the truck operator with a remote control.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.416 A03
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit. The employer did not advise employees of the location of energized electrical power circuits, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken: (a) Brand X Hydrovac Services, Inc. at Stapleton S Dr and Airlawn Rd, Denver, CO: On and around August 29, 2019, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized powerline was so located that positioning the boom of a vacuum truck could bring the boom into contact with the powerline during potholing operations under the powerline. The employer did not advise the employees of the location of the energized powerline, the voltage of the powerline, and the protective measures to be taken. This condition resulted in the fatality of a Swamper, who was electrocuted, when the boom of the vacuum truck made contact with an energized powerline, while the boom was positioned by the truck operator with a remote control.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $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 344275045.
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