OSHA Inspection: NORTH COUNTRY CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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 October 1, 2014, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water main from within a trench that measured approximately 9 feet in depth at the 15th Street West project located near the intersection of 21st Street West and 113th Avenue SW in Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:     (a) On or about October 1, 2014, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water main from within a trench that measured approximately 9 feet in depth at the 15th Street West project located near the intersection of 21st Street West and 113th Avenue SW in Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 11, 2015

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 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 1, 2014, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water main from within a trench that measured approximately 9 feet in depth at the 15th Street West project located near the intersection of 21st Street West and 113th Avenue SW in Dickinson, North Dakota.

Issued

Mar 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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 29 CFR 1926.652(c):     (a) On or about October 1, 2014, for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a water main from within a trench that measured approximately 9 feet in depth at the 15th Street West project located near the intersection of 21st Street West and 113th Avenue SW in Dickinson, North Dakota.