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OSHA Inspection: KUECHLE UNDERGROUND, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KUECHLE UNDERGROUND, INC. in 600 KNUTSON STREET, MAPLETON, ND 58059 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339458655.

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Site address
600 KNUTSON STREET
City
MAPLETON
State
ND
ZIP
58059
Mailing
P.O. BOX 509, KIMBALL, MN 55353
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
35
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 K02

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 14, 2014
Abate by
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $46,200 · Current $40,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety:     (a)  On or about October 31, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a sewer line approximately 19 feet deep without protective systems where one employee was injured when a trench wall caved in at or near 600 Knutson Street, Mapleton, North Dakota.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (W) $40000
  • — C (W) $46200
  • — Z (W) $46200

1926.652 A01

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 14, 2014
Abate by
Apr 17, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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 31, 2013, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a sewer line approximately 19 feet deep where one employee was injured when a trench wall caved in at or near 600 Knutson Street, Mapleton, North Dakota.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (W) $0
  • — C (W) $0
  • — Z (W) $0

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