AURORA, CO —
OSHA Inspection: LEN'S EXCAVATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LEN'S EXCAVATING, INC. in 16910 E QUINCY AVE, AURORA, CO 80015 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 348189788.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LEN'S EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 16910 E QUINCY AVE
- City
- AURORA
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80015
- Mailing
- 1499 WEST 120TH AVE STE 110, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $1,418 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns: a) On or before April 18, 2025, and at times prior, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from head injures in that one employee was working in a trench while a 308 CR Mini Excavator was being used to backfill the excavation. This condition exposed employees to crushing hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1418
- — Z (S) $2837
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employees were permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: a) On or before April 18, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that employees working in a trench were protected from falling material from a 308 CR Mini Excavator that was being used while an employee was in the trench. This condition exposed employees to crushing hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2483
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: a) On or before March 12, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that workers were protected from cave-in hazards while working in excavations at the site in excess of six feet deep without an adequate protective system. One employee was observed in the excavation without a protective system exposing them to crush hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2483
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $1,418 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): Protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a) On or before April 18, 2025, and at times prior, the exposing employer did not ensure that exposed vertical rebar was capped and protected. This condition exposed employees to impalement hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1418
- — Z (S) $2837
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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 348189788.
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