FARGO, ND ·
OSHA Inspection: F-M EXCAVATING COMPANY, LLC
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of F-M EXCAVATING COMPANY, LLC in 6090 56TH AVENUE SOUTH, FARGO, ND 58102 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339249294.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- F-M EXCAVATING COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 6090 56TH AVENUE SOUTH
- City
- FARGO
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58102
- Mailing
- 9792 HIGHWAY 75 NORTH, MOORHEAD, MN 56560
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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: (a) On or about July 24, 2013, for the excavator operator who created an unprotected trench approximately 12 feet deep, without a trained competent person on site, while a plumping contractor connected sewer and water lines at 6090 56th Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins and/or indications of failure of protective systems: (a) On or about July 24, 2013, for the employee of a plumbing contractor buried from a trench wall cave-in while conducting sewer and water line connections in an unprotected trench approximately 12 feet deep at 6090 56th Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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 July 24, 2013, for the employee of a plumbing contractor buried from a trench wall cave-in while conducting sewer and water line connections in an unprotected trench approximately 12 feet deep at 6090 56th Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339249294.
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