OSHA Inspection: L4 CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Feb 25, 2025

Abate by

Apr 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushing and struck-by hazards:  (a) On or about August 26, 2024, at or near the intersection of S. Holly St and E. Arapahoe Road,  employees conducting concrete sidewalk removal activities and walking and working near moving equipment were exposed to crushing and struck-by hazards from dump trucks being backed into the work area.  An employee was fatally injured after being run over and crushed by a dump truck that was being operated in reverse in the work area.   Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Feb 25, 2025

Abate by

May 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $8,276

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a) On or about August 26, 2024, at or near the intersection of S. Holly St and E. Arapahoe Road, the employer did not ensure that employees conducting concrete sidewalk removal activities were provided instruction in the recognition and avoidance of struck-by hazards involving  spotter safety training, safe backing operations, and internal traffic control procedures while heavy equipment or trucks were performing backing operations at the job site. Employees were also stopping and signaling traffic to allow construction equipment to enter and exit the work zone without adequate training. This condition exposed employees to crushing and struck-by hazards while stopping traffic and backing dump trucks within the job site.    Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed " Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Feb 25, 2025

Abate by

Apr 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,276 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.201(a): Signaling by flaggers and the use of flaggers, including warning garments worn by flaggers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, (1988 Edition, Revision 3 or the Millennium Edition):  (a)  On or about August 26, 2024, at or near the intersection of S. Holly St and E. Arapahoe Road, the employer did not ensure employees providing traffic control had followed the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to instruct flaggers to use proper hand-signaling devices to direct traffic.  Employees were directing traffic using hand signals without the aid of paddles and/or flags.  This condition exposed employees in the work zone to a struck-by hazard.    Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").