Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: (a) DBS Inc. d/b/a Colorado Structural Repair, 4500 East Meadow Drive, (Building 3), Vail, CO 81657: The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against excavated or other materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, as demonstrated on or before June 21, 2023, and at times prior, when the employer did not ensure that protection was provided to protect employees working in trenches from being struck by rocks and clods soil placed close to the edge of the trench. Spoils piles were placed within 8 to 20 inches of the edge of the southeast trench. This exposed employees to struck by and caught in hazards. DBS Inc. d/b/a Colorado Structural Repair was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.651 (j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1483881, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/06/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 9276 Desert Willow Rd., Highlands Ranch, CO, 80129.