Inspection 343482915 OPENED SEP 24, 2018Closed
1410 Grey Street, Arvada, CO 80403 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Westminster, Colorado · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220
Since 2013, OSHA inspectors have visited Sewer Solutions in Colorado 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 24, 2018 after a complaint, in Arvada.
In all, OSHA issued 13 citation items: 8 serious, 4 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,018; today they stand at $18,840, 33% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 6 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Sewer Solutions averages $15,000 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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No citations from this inspection.
1374 Yates St., Denver, CO 80204 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 20, 2018: Employee is buried in trench collapse and incurs multiple in
At 1:15 p.m. on September 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a sewer construction company, was working in a trench at the site of a multifamily residential structure, a multiemployer construction project. He was attempting to tie a pipeline into the main sewer line when a trench sidewall collapsed. The employee was buried and trapped in approximately 7 feet of soil. The employee was rescued and transported to the hospital, where he was treated for asphyxiation/respiratory injuries and injuries to his shoulder and rib. rib.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Serious | $3,880 | $3,000 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations |
Serious | $3,880 | $3,000 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Repeat | $7,760 | $7,000 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Repeat | $3,326 | $1,000 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication |
Repeat | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Repeat | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $2,772 | $1,000 | Nov 6, 2018 | Final |
1470 Lehigh St, Boulder, CO 80305 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Serious | $2,000 | $2,000 | Feb 20, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $1,200 | $240 | Feb 20, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 20, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 20, 2015 | Final |
7669 Newton Street, Westminster, CO 80030 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · 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 | $1,600 | $800 | Jan 23, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1) · Accident prevention signs and tags |
Serious | $1,600 | $800 | Jan 23, 2014 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 20, 2018, Denver: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was fixing a tap on a sewer line. The trench collapsed, inuring the employee's shoulder, ribs, and back. The employee was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)
(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)
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