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OSHA Inspection: J.R. FERCHE, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

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.

What this inspection record means

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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
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
237110
Employees
30
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 26, 2014
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 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 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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 26, 2014
Abate by
Sep 30, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 26, 2014
Abate by
Sep 30, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 26, 2014
Abate by
Sep 30, 2014
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 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 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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