OSHA Inspection: GROUNDWORKS COLORADO, LLC

Issued

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $9426.00 Reduced

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) Groundworks Colorado, LLC DBA Foundation Repair of Western Colorado at 638 Meadow Rd in Snowmass Village, CO 81615: On or about  October 1, 2021, and at times prior, employees working in trenches up to 10 feet 6 inches deep had not received training related to trenching hazards or how to recognize and control those hazards.

Issued

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10360.00 · Current $6734.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  (a) Groundworks Colorado, LLC DBA Foundation Repair of Western Colorado at 638 Meadow Rd in Snowmass Village, CO 81615: On or about October 1, 2021, and at times prior, employees were working in trenches up to 10 feet 6 inches deep without protective helmets. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards from falling material.

Issued

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  (a) Groundworks Colorado, LLC DBA Foundation Repair of Western Colorado at 638 Meadow Rd in Snowmass Village, CO 81615: On or about October 1, 2021, and at times prior, employees were working in trenches up to 10 feet 6 inches deep, and excavated materials were placed within 2 feet of the edge of the excavation without protective or retaining devices in place. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards from falling material.

Issued

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $9426.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  (a) Groundworks Colorado, LLC DBA Foundation Repair of Western Colorado at 638 Meadow Rd in Snowmass Village, CO 81615: On or before October 1, 2021, employees were working in trenches up to 10 feet 6 inches deep without ladders or other safe means of egress. This exposed employees to cave-in hazards.

Issued

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $9426.00 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:  (a) Groundworks Colorado, LLC DBA Foundation Repair of Western Colorado at 638 Meadow Rd in Snowmass Village, CO 81615: On or about October 1, 2021, and at times prior, employees were working in trenches up to 10 feet 6 inches deep, but a competent person had not inspected the trenches prior to the start of work. This exposed employees to hazards of excavations including cave-in and hazardous atmosphere.

Issued

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $145027.00 · Current $94268.00 Reduced

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):  (a) Groundworks Colorado, LLC DBA Foundation Repair of Western Colorado at 638 Meadow Rd in Snowmass Village, CO 81615: On or about October 1, 2021, and at times prior, employees were working in trenches up to 10 feet 6 inches deep without protective systems in place. This exposed employees to cave-in hazards.