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Aqualine Services: OSHA inspections and violations

Boulder, Colorado · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

1inspections
3citation items
$2,880current penalties
Apr 5, 2016last inspection

Aqualine Services has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.

OSHA opened it on Apr 5, 2016 as part of a related case, in Boulder.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $4,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,880, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.651, excavations (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Aqualine Services averages $2,880 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Aqualine Services: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341376382 OPENED APR 5, 2016Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2016

2740 Darley Avenue, Boulder, CO 80305 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$2,000$1,000May 27, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$2,800$1,880May 27, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0May 27, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1)

(k) Inspections. (1) Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

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