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OSHA Inspection: MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO. in CORNER OF FRONT STREET & NINTH STREET SOUTH, BISMARCK, ND 58501 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 344186812.

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Site address
CORNER OF FRONT STREET & NINTH STREET SOUTH
City
BISMARCK
State
ND
ZIP
58501
Mailing
400 NORTH FOURTH STREET, BISMARCK, ND 58501
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
221122
Employees
100
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 14, 2020
Abate by
Jan 21, 2020
Penalty
Initial $6,630 · Current $3,315 Reduced
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 July 15, 2019 employees were exposed to trench cave-in hazards while working on a gas line in an unprotected trench approximately five and a half feet deep in the vicinity of Front Street & Ninth Street South in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3315
  • — Z (S) $6630

1926.651 K02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 14, 2020
Abate by
Jan 21, 2020
Penalty
Initial $6,630 · Current $3,315 Reduced
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 employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:       (a) On or about July 15, 2019 for employees exposed to cave in hazards while working on a gas line of up to five and a half feet deep where means of egress and protective systems were not provided in the vicinity of Front Street & Ninth Street South in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3315
  • — Z (S) $6630

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 14, 2020
Abate by
Jan 21, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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 July 15, 2019 for employees exposed to cave in hazards while working on a gas line of up to five and a half feet deep in the vicinity of Front Street & Ninth Street South in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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