POWERS LAKE, ND —
OSHA Inspection: J.R. FERCHE, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of J.R. FERCHE, INC. in RAILROAD AVENUE EAST & LAKEVIEW STREET, POWERS LAKE, ND 58773 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339842387.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J.R. FERCHE, INC.
- Site address
- RAILROAD AVENUE EAST & LAKEVIEW STREET
- City
- POWERS LAKE
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58773
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 129, RICE, MN 56367
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 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 July 9, 2014, for the employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water valve in an unprotected trench approximately 10.5 feet deep in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue East and Lakeview Street, Powers Lake, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3430
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: (a) On or about July 9, 2014, for the employee exposed to struck-by hazards while a water valve was lowered into a trench approximately 10.5 feet deep in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue East and Lakeview Street, Powers Lake, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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 employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety: (a) On or about July 9, 2014, for the employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water valve in a trench approximately 10.5 feet deep with unprotected vertical walls identified by the competent person in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue East and Lakeview Street, Powers Lake, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 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 July 9, 2014, for the employees installing a water valve in a trench approximately 10.5 feet deep with unprotected vertical walls in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue East and Lakeview Street, Powers Lake, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3430
- — Z (S) $4900
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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 339842387.
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