Inspection 348370628 OPENED JUL 14, 2025Closed
5140 Race Ct, Denver, CO 80216 · Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited K2D in Colorado 7 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 14, 2025 on a referral, in Denver.
In all, OSHA issued 16 citation items: 13 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $54,534; today they stand at $34,216, 37% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 5 times.
Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,427 penalty. K2D averages $11,405 across 3 cited inspections.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $30,838 in back wages owed to workers.
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Inspection 346311657 OPENED OCT 25, 2022Closed
5120 Race Court, Denver, CO 80216 · Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345940944 OPENED MAY 5, 2022Closed
2035 2nd Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631 · Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345874424 OPENED APR 4, 2022Closed
5120 Race Court, Denver, CO 80216 · Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $10,360 | $6,216 | May 12, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 345525620 OPENED SEP 10, 2021Closed
5120 Race Court, Denver, CO 80216 · Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 17, 2021: Employee amputates finger tip while reenergizing packaging m
At 12:00 p.m. on July 17, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker had just finished replacing bushings on the cutting mechanism of a packaging machine. After both employees removed locks from the airline inlet valve, the coworker reenergized the air line while Employee #1's right hand was near the machine. The employee's right middle finger tip was caught in the cam-like mechanism, resulting in amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344129804 OPENED JUL 2, 2019Closed
5120 Race Court, Denver, CO 80216 · Meat Processed from Carcasses · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 27, 2019: Employee suffers finger amputation while operating meat grin
At 8:20 a.m. on June 27, 2019, an employee was operating a meat grinder when he reached under the guard to wipe away excess meat but did not wait for the machine to stop winding down. The employee was hospitalized to treat a finger amputation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,246 | $5,000 | Nov 14, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $7,246 | $5,000 | Nov 14, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343320107 OPENED JUL 16, 2018Closed
2035 2nd Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631 · Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $5,654 | $4,000 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.30(b)(1) · Training requirements |
Other-than-serious | $4,240 | $2,000 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
Serious | $5,654 | $4,000 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(10) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3d 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3e 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3f 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3g 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection |
Serious | $5,654 | $3,000 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,240 | $3,000 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $4,240 | $2,000 | Nov 29, 2018 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Jul 9, 2025, Denver: Hospitalization · fractures · foot (feet) and toe(s)
The injured employee was assembling a machine to start his work day with a co-worker. The auger they were inserting into the machine dropped on the injured employee's right foot resulting in fractures to his metatarsals/toes.
Oct 19, 2022, Denver: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple trunk locations
An employee was operating a pallet jack. His hip hit a storage rack and he fell to the floor. He suffered a broken pelvis and tailbone and was hospitalized.
Apr 29, 2022, Greeley: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was using a hook to remove meat from a conveyor sprocket. The hook became entangled in the sprocket and amputated the employee's finger.
Jun 28, 2019, Denver: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating a multi-vac bag sealer and amputated the left ring and middle fingers.
Jun 27, 2019, Denver: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating a meat grinder and amputated the right ring finger.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
| Period reviewed | Violations | Workers owed | Back wages | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2013 to Jun 6, 2015 Greeley | 62 | 61 | $30,838 | $0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(10)
(10) The elements of a spill control program.
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)
(iii) Hazardous materials technician. Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify:
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i)
(i) The information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or,
29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other meat and meat product merchant wholesalers employers in Colorado
- Lipman-Colorado, LLC Frederick · 5 citations · $23,465
- Bakemark USA LLC Denver · 2 citations · $5,906
- Denver Processing, LLC. Denver · 5 citations · $13,240
- Craft Beverage Warehouse LLC Denver · 2 citations · $6,621
- The Spud Seller, Inc. Monte Vista · 14 citations · $5,260
- Dfa Dairy Brands Distributing West, LLC Grand Junction · 1 citation · $7,093
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