WEST FARGO, ND —
OSHA Inspection: KPH, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KPH, INC. in FIRST AVENUE EAST & FOURTH STREET EAST, WEST FARGO, ND 58078 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342405719.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KPH, INC.
- Site address
- FIRST AVENUE EAST & FOURTH STREET EAST
- City
- WEST FARGO
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58078
- Mailing
- 9530 39TH STREET SOUTH, FARGO, ND 58104
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
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
S777
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area 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: (a) On or about June 12, 2017 for employees exposed to cave in hazards while connecting a water line approximately 14 feet deep without hard hats or protective systems in place at or near the intersection of First Avenue East & Fourth Street East in West Fargo, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced
S777
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 June 12, 2017 for employees exposed to cave in hazards while connecting a water line approximately 14 feet deep at or near the intersection of First Avenue East & Fourth Street East in West Fargo, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4436.5
- — Z (S) $8873
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced
S777
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: (a) On or about June 12, 2017 for employees exposed to potential sloughing of soil and rock while connecting a water line in an unprotected trench approximately 14 feet deep at or near the intersection of First Avenue East & Fourth Street East in West Fargo, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4436.5
- — Z (S) $8873
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
S777
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 (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) On or about June 12, 2017 for employees connecting a water line inside a trench box approximately 14 feet deep without adequate protective systems in place at or near the intersection of First Avenue East & Fourth Street East in West Fargo, ND. (b) On or about June 12, 2017 for employees egressing an excavated area above a trench box approximately seven feet deep without adequate protective systems in place at or near the intersection of First Avenue East & Fourth Street East in West Fargo, ND.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $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 342405719.
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