BISMARCK, ND —
OSHA Inspection: MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.
- Site address
- CORNER OF FRONT STREET & NINTH STREET SOUTH
- City
- BISMARCK
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58501
- Mailing
- 400 NORTH FOURTH STREET, BISMARCK, ND 58501
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
- 221122
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,315 Reduced
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 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
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $3,315 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2020
- 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 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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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 344186812.
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