OSHA Inspection: R C ANDERSON CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Jun 5, 2023

Abate by

Jun 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

Hazardous substances S777

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) R C Anderson Contracting Inc., 1141 W Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO 80027: On or before January 12, 2023, and at times prior, employees of R C Anderson Contracting Inc. were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions at the jobsite. Employees were not able to recognize or avoid unsafe conditions in the open excavation and were exposed to dangerous conditions such as working in an unprotected protected trench without the knowledge of how to avoid the hazards, or control or eliminate them.

Issued

Jun 5, 2023

Abate by

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2):Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  (a) R C Anderson Contracting Inc., 1141 W Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO 80027: On or before January 12, 2023, and at times prior, employees were conducting site preparation work for a new residential build. Work included working in an excavation ranging from 8 to 12 feet deep with spoils piles around the perimeter of the excavation, less than 1 foot from the edge. This exposed the employees struck-by and/or cave-in hazards.

Issued

Jun 5, 2023

Abate by

Jun 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances S777

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, or other hazardous conditions.   (a) R C Anderson Contracting Inc., 1141 W Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO 80027: On or before January 12, 2023, and at time prior the competent person on-site did not conduct an inspection to recognize unsafe conditions in a trench and allowed workers to enter and work in the trench without protective systems. This exposed workers to cave-in hazards.

Issued

Jun 5, 2023

Abate by

Jun 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

Hazardous substances S777

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) R C Anderson Contracting Inc., 1141 W Enclave Circle, Louisville, CO 80027: On or before January 12, 2023, and at time prior employees were conducting site preparation work for a new residential build. Work included working in an excavation ranging from 8 to 12 feet deep without an adequate protective system. This exposed the employees to cave-in hazards.