Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001C Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary: a) Blazer Waterproofing Systems Inc located at 1022 Eagles Nest Circle, Vail, CO 81657: On and preceding 9/4/19, before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary. An employee was installing waterproofing insulation with a spray adhesive in a 7 foot concrete window well of a multi-family residential foundation with no means of egress and without ventilation equipment. A flash fire occurred due to an unknown ignition source. The employee had to self-extricate out of the well. This condition exposed the employee to chemical, thermal, and trapped in hazards.