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Dyer Construction Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Grand Junction, Colorado · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

2inspections
5citation items
$8,900current penalties
Jul 9, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dyer Construction Co. 2 times in Colorado since 1996.

The latest one began on Jul 9, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Castle Rock.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,082 and now stand at $8,900, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Dyer Construction Co. averages $8,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Dyer Construction Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344136858 OPENED JUL 9, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 17, 2019

4498 Limelight Ave., Castle Rock, CO 80109 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 8, 2019 (fatal): Employee is struck by front end loader and is killed

At 3:15 p.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee was greasing the zerk fitting on a CAT front end loader. The steering column of the machine activated and the machine struck the employee, crushing him at the pivot point. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$9,282$8,000Sep 25, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$0$0Sep 25, 2019Final

Inspection 106420383 OPENED JUL 26, 1996Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 16, 1996

104 Mantey Heights, Grand Junction, CO 81501 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$300$150Sep 18, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$1,500$750Sep 18, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 18, 1996Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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