MENOKEN, ND —
OSHA Inspection: ADVANTAGE PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of ADVANTAGE PLUMBING & HEATING, INC. in 1100 BLOCK OF 171ST STREET SE, MENOKEN, ND 58558 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 331079244.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ADVANTAGE PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.
- Site address
- 1100 BLOCK OF 171ST STREET SE
- City
- MENOKEN
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58558
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 2373, BISMARCK, ND 58502
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238220
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury while working in and around trenches and trenching activity: (a) On or about October 18, 2011, for the employee that was unaware of the hazards associated with trenching activities and was killed from a trench cave-in at the Burleigh County Soil Conservation & Open Farm Building, Menoken, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift: (a) On or about October 18, 2011, for the employees that were exposed to trench cave-in hazards where the competent person on site did not identify the need for a means of protection at Burleigh County Soil Conservation & Open Farm Building, Menoken, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns: (a) On or about October 18, 2011, for the employees exposed to overhead hazards from trench cave-ins at the Burleigh County Soil Conservation & Open Farm Building, Menoken, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) On or about October 18, 2011, for the employees who were not provided a ladder that allowed them to exit the trench completely and a clear lateral direction of egress travel in the trench dug at the Burleigh County Soil Conservation & Open Farm Building in Menoken, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $14,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: (a) On or about October 18, 2011, for the employees that were engaged in water line installation and operating in approximately a nine-foot deep trench that caved in, without an adequate means of protection, at the Burleigh County Soil Conservation & Open Farm Building in Menoken, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (W) $14000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 331079244.
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