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VESTAS BLADES AMERICA
$9,472
penalties
1
viol.
2
insp.

VESTAS BLADES AMERICA

1500 EAST CROWN PRINCE BLVD, BRIGHTON, CO 80603NAICS 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing

Inspections
2
Feb 2019 to Sep 2019 · 2 safety, 0 health
Violations
1
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$9,472
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 1Willful 0Repeat 0Other 0

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Inspection records

Sep 19, 2019Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#344334941$00 viol.

Inspection #344334941

Dates

Opened
Sep 19, 2019
Closing Conference Date
Sep 19, 2019
Closed
Sep 19, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
500

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
1500 E Crown Price Blvd, Brighton, CO 80603
Industry
333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Feb 17, 2019FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#343790630$9,4721 viol.

Inspection #343790630

Dates

Opened
Feb 17, 2019
Closing Conference Date
Jun 5, 2019
Final Order
Jul 2, 2019
Closed
Sep 30, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
500
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$9,472
Penalties on Record
$9,472
Site Address
1500 East Crown Prince Blvd, Brighton, CO 80603
Industry
333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityFeb 17, 2019

Employee is killed when struck by falling object

Event: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 O01
Serious250$9,472$9,472Jul 10, 2019-Jul 2, 2019
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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1910.178Powered Industrial Trucks1 citation · $9,472

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer0.5
Industry average3.3
Penalties per inspection
This employer$4,736
Industry average$2,159

Machinery Manufacturing, 18,435 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.3%; NAICS 33361 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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