DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: C.G.R.S., INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of C.G.R.S., INC. in 1525 SHERMAN STREET, DENVER, CO 80203 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 347362212.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- C.G.R.S., INC.
- Site address
- 1525 SHERMAN STREET
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80203
- Mailing
- 1301 ACADEMY CT., FORT COLLINS, CO 80524
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $15,970 · Current $0 Reduced
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 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) CGRS, Inc., 1525 - 1555 Sherman St. (alley), Denver, CO, 80203: On or at before March 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury in that effective protection against excavated or other materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, when the employer did not ensure that protection was provided to protect employees working in trenches from being struck by rocks and clods of soil placed close to the edge of the trench. Spoils piles were placed up to and spilling into of the edge of the Northern edge of the excavation adding additional weight to the wall of the unprotected trench. This exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $15970
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $15,970 · Current $15,970
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) CGRS, Inc., 1525 - 1555 Sherman St. (Alley), Denver, CO 80203: On or before March 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that three employees were protected from hazards associated with spoils piles, suspended loads and lateral pressure applied to trench walls in that no inspections were conducted by the competent person as required. This exposed employees to struck by and caught in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $15970
- — Z (S) $15970
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) CGRS, Inc., 1525 - 1555 Sherman St. (Alley), Denver, CO 80203: The employer did not ensure effective protection against cave ins, as demonstrated on or before March 20, 2024, and times prior, when employees were exposed to cave in hazards while excavating and removing an underground fuel tank when the excavation was greater than 5 feet deep.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $9,126 · Current $9,030 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): A portable ladder was used for access to an upper landing, and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing, or was not secured: (a) C.G.R.S., Inc., 1525-1555 Sherman Street (Alley), Denver, CO, 80203: On or before March 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards in that extension ladder did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing edge of the excavation. Employees accessed the excavation using extension ladders to an upper concrete surface edge. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 6 to 10 feet into the excavation below. (b) C.G.R.S., Inc., 1525-1555 Sherman Street (Alley), Denver, CO, 80203: On or before March 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from slip and/or fall hazards when using an extension ladder to access an excavation in that the ladder extension was positioned such that deflection under a load, by itself, would cause the ladder to slip off its support. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 6 to 10 feet into the excavation below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $9030
- — Z (S) $9126
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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 347362212.
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