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OSHA Inspection: D.W. EXCAVATING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of D.W. EXCAVATING, INC. in CENEX OFF OF HIGHWAY 23 BYPASS, WATFORD CITY, ND 58854 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339582330.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
CENEX OFF OF HIGHWAY 23 BYPASS
City
WATFORD CITY
State
ND
ZIP
58854
Mailing
P.O. BOX 1432, WATFORD CITY, ND 58854
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
8
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 13, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
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:    (a) On or about January 31, 2014, for the employee exposed to cave-in hazards while working in a nine-foot deep trench with near vertical side walls at the Cenex One Stop off of the Highway 23 Bypass, Watford City, ND.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1960
  • · Z (S) $2800

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 13, 2014
Abate by
Mar 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 January 31, 2014, for the employee exposed to cave-in hazards while working in a nine-foot deep trench with near vertical side walls at the Cenex One Stop off of the Highway 23 Bypass, Watford City, ND.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

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