OSHA Inspection: RUNGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,577 · Current $3,904 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 and protection was not  provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.    a)Runge Enterprises, Inc. working north of 57th Street, approximately 2000 feet west of 57th Street tunnel, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about September 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure that adequate protection was provided, in that the spoils pile was placed directly on the west edge of the trench excavation and did not maintain a distance of at least two feet.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards in the form of excavated material.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

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 result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.   a)Runge Enterprises, Inc. working north of 57th Street, approximately 2000 feet west of 57th Street tunnel, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about September 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure a competent person conducted daily inspections of the trench excavation, and did not ensure an adequate protective system was utilized to protect employees entering the trench.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 17, 2017

Abate by

Nov 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $48,799 · Current $34,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c):    (a)Runge Enterprises, Inc. working north of 57th Street, approximately 2000 feet west of 57th Street tunnel, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about September 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure that employees conducting work in an excavation were protected from cave-in, in that the excavation was approximately 9 feet deep and lacked an adequate protective system, such as sloping or a shield system.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with a trench wall collapse.    Runge Enterprises, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 906362 citation number 2, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on November 5, 2013 with respect to a workplace located at Kiwanis and Russell Street in Sioux Falls, SD.