TIOGA, ND —
OSHA Inspection: UTILITY SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UTILITY SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, INC. in NEAR INTERSECTION 67TH STREET & 165TH AVENUE NW, TIOGA, ND 58852 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 341694354.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UTILITY SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, INC.
- Site address
- NEAR INTERSECTION 67TH STREET & 165TH AVENUE NW
- City
- TIOGA
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58852
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 706, EVELETH, MN 55734
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in a 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 have been taken to ensure their safety: (a) On or about August 11, 2016 for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a utility pipe in a trench with a depth of approximately 9.9 feet without protective systems in place at the project site located near the intersection of 67th Street and 165th Avenue in Tioga, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2535
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 August 11, 2016 for employees exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a utility pipe in a trench with a depth of approximately 9.9 feet at the project site located near the intersection of 67th Street and 165th Avenue in Tioga, North Dakota.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341694354.
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