GREELEY, CO ·
OSHA Inspection: BEAR CAPITAL VENTURES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEAR CAPITAL VENTURES, INC. in 717 71ST AVE, GREELEY, CO 80632 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345686414.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEAR CAPITAL VENTURES, INC.
- Site address
- 717 71ST AVE
- City
- GREELEY
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80632
- Mailing
- PO BOX 933, CONIFER, CO 80433
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2022
- Abate by
- May 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $10,151
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) Bear Capital Ventures, Inc. DBA Bear Excavating, 717 71st Ave., Greeley, CO 80634: On or about December 13, 2021, the creating, exposing, and correcting employer did not ensure that daily inspections of the excavation and the adjacent area were made by the competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in a hazardous condition, in that employees who were hand-digging and removing pipe from the bottom of a trench that was approximately 4 feet 6 inches in depth were not protected by an adequate protective system. The trench had near vertical walls, type B soil, and visible cracks and fissures, as well as sections of soil sloughing into the trench. In addition, an employee who was retrieving a shovel from inside the trench sustained serious injuries when he was struck by section of a trench wall that collapsed. This condition exposed employees to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $10151
1926.652 A01 II
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2022
- Abate by
- May 3, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)(ii): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins in that the excavation was less than 5 feet (1.52 m) in depth and examination of the ground by a competent person provided an indication of a potential cave-in. (a) Bear Capital Ventures, Inc. DBA Bear Excavating, 717 71st Ave., Greeley, CO 80634: On December 13, 2021, the creating, exposing, and correcting employer did not ensure that employees who were working inside a trench that was approximately 4 feet 6 inches in depth were protected by an adequate protective system. An employee who was retrieving a shovel from inside the trench sustained serious injuries when he was struck by section of a trench wall that collapsed. The trench had near vertical walls, type B soil, and visible cracks and fissures as well as sections of soil sloughing into the trench. This condition exposed employees to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in. (b) Bear Capital Ventures, Inc. DBA Bear Excavating, 717 71st Ave., Greeley, CO 80634: On or about December 13, 2021, the creating, exposing, and correcting employer did not ensure that employees who were hand-digging and removing pipe from the bottom of a trench that was approximately 4 feet 6 inches in depth were protected by an adequate protective system. The trench had near vertical walls, type B soil, and visible cracks and fissures, as well as sections of soil sloughing into the trench. This condition exposed employees to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in.
Recent events (1)
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345686414.
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