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29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Sewer Solutions located at 1374 Yates Street, Denver, CO 80204: On and Preceding September 20th, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards. Workers were digging and performing work in a trench which was up to approximately 12 feet deep using a Bobcat mini excavator to tie in to a main sewer line for a new construction multi-family dwelling. Workers engaged in trenching and plumbing operations were not trained by the employer in areas of safety which include but are not limited to trenching safety and earth moving equipment operations. The following condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.