OSHA Inspection: C.W. CONTRACTING L.L.C.

Issued

2021-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2458.00 Reduced

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:  C.W. Contracting L.L.C., at 9140 Huron Street, Thornton, CO 80260:  On July 30, 2021, the controlling employer did not ensure that adequate and effective daily inspections of an excavation were conducted by a competent person, in that a sub-contactor worked inside the excavation at a location that measured an estimated 9 feet deep without an adequate protective system in place. A spoils pile situated on the east side of the excavation was approximately 6 inches from the edge of the excavation. This condition exposed the sub-contractors to crushing and cave-in hazards.

Issued

2021-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or (c):  C.W. Contracting L.L.C., at 9140 Huron Street, Thornton, CO 80260:  On July 30, 2021 the controlling employer did not ensure that sub-contractors working inside an excavation with nearly vertical walls were protected from cave-in, in that an subcontractor worked inside the excavation at a location that measured an estimated 9 feet deep without using a protective system. This condition exposed the employee to a crushing hazard by excavation