Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(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. An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and no protective systems were provided by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed: (a) DBS Inc. d/b/a Colorado Structural Repair, 4500 East Meadow Drive, (Building 3), Vail, CO 81657: The employer routinely fails to ensure that a competent person performs daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems, as demonstrated on n or before June 21, 2023, and at times prior, when the employer did not ensure that daily inspections were conducted by the competent person as required. This condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards and to the hazards of being struck by falling materials. 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 (k)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1483881, citation number 2, item number 1/b 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.