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OSHA Inspection: FIRST RATE EXCAVATING

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FIRST RATE EXCAVATING in INTERSECTION OF SOUTH DAKOTA AVENUE & WEST TENTH STREET, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57103 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 332426048.

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Site address
INTERSECTION OF SOUTH DAKOTA AVENUE & WEST TENTH STREET
City
SIOUX FALLS
State
SD
ZIP
57103
Mailing
1509 EAST 39TH STREET NORTH, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57103
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
Employees
70
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Repeat Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2012
Abate by
Apr 2, 2012
Penalty
Initial $10,780 · Current $7,546 Reduced
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 February 7, 2012, and at times prior to that date, for the employees working in an approximately 7 1/2 foot deep trench and exposed to a potential cave-in hazard at the intersection of South Dakota Avenue and West Tenth Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.    Note:  This company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 314475120, Citation Number 1, Item Number 5, and was affirmed as a final order on  09/01/10, with respect to a workplace located at Jefferson Avenue and Tenth Street, Sioux Falls, SD.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (R) $7546
  • — Z (R) $10780

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