Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 C02 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 1607384.015
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/20/2023 2
Initial Penalty: $72,514.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 01/09/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC): I
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0830500
Contest Date: 02/01/2023
Final Order: 07/27/2023
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/27/2023 | $7,000.00 | 01/20/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/04/2023 | $72,514.00 | 01/20/2023 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/09/2023 | $72,514.00 | 01/20/2023 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) Breakthrough Resource Management, 8355 E 32nd Ave., Denver, CO 80238, Solana Central Park Project: On or before July 12, 2022, an employee entered a trench 16 feet deep without means of safe egress. The employee entered the trench by scaling down the southwest side of the trench along Uinta St. and did not have a safe means of egress after entry. This exposed employees to cave-in hazards.