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Tech-Western, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Brighton, Colorado · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
3citation items
$1,600current penalties
May 19, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tech-Western, Inc once in Colorado.

The inspection began on May 19, 2016 after a complaint, in Brighton.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,672 and now stand at $1,600, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Tech-Western, Inc averages $1,600 (1 cited inspection).

Tech-Western, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341517415 OPENED MAY 19, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 12, 2016

14462 Garfield Street, Brighton, CO 80602 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$2,672$1,600Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Sep 30, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$0$0Sep 30, 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:

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Colorado

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