Since 1989, OSHA inspectors have visited Native Excavating, Inc. in Colorado 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 19, 2022 on a referral, in Steamboat Springs.
In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 6 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $31,311; today they stand at $21,410, 32% less.
The rule cited most here is 1926.59 (hazard communication), 3 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Native Excavating, Inc. averages $10,125 across 2 cited inspections.
Native Excavating, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Colorado · latest 90 days of OSHA records
136employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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Referral · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2023
34560 Golden Eagle Dr. Lot #45 Alpine Mountain Ranch, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Steamboat Springs site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Native Excavatins, Inc.
Steamboat Springs · 2019
70
0
0
0.0
1.0
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee had climbed onto the rebar lattice for one of the walls of a concrete foundation and was tying rebar together using lengths of wire. While transitioning from one location to another, the employee slipped and fell about 8 feet from the rebar lattice to the concrete foundation below resulting in a laceration to the head. The employee was wearing fall protection but it was not connected…
An employee was putting tires on a motor grader. After airing the tire up, the employee noticed that the O-ring was protruding from the seal, indicating a bad seal. The seal ruptured and the employee was struck by rubber and flange from tire.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)
(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
29 CFR 1910.177 · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels
29 CFR 1910.177(c)(2)(iv)
(iv) Use of the restraining device or barrier, and other equipment required by this section;
29 CFR 1910.177(d)(4)
(4) The employer shall furnish and assure that an air line assembly consisting of the following components be used for inflating tires:
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.