GRAND FORKS, ND ·
OSHA Inspection: REIMER WELDING, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of REIMER WELDING, INC. in 4149 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, GRAND FORKS, ND 58202 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 339985350.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- REIMER WELDING, INC.
- Site address
- 4149 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
- City
- GRAND FORKS
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58202
- Mailing
- 1011 11TH AVENUE NE P.O. BOX 587, EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 56721
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238190
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to excavation cave-in hazards without a trained competent person on site while removing and replacing steam and condensing lines in a trench approximately eleven feet deep with an inadequately installed trench box and no means of egress at 4149 University Avenue, Grand Forks, ND. (b) On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to excavation cave-in hazards while removing and replacing steam and condensing lines in a trench approximately eleven feet deep with an inadequately installed trench box and no means of egress at 4149 University Avenue, Grand Forks, ND.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1750
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins and/or indications of failure of protective systems: (a) On or about October 3, 2014, and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to cave-in hazards while removing and replacing steam and condensing lines in a trench approximately eleven feet deep with an inadequately installed trench box and evidence of fissures/sloughing at 4149 University Avenue, Grand Forks, ND.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339985350.
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