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OSHA Inspection: CARSTENSEN CONTRACTING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CARSTENSEN CONTRACTING, INC. in 350TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 14, MILLER, SD 57362 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 344923263.

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Site address
350TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 14
City
MILLER
State
SD
ZIP
57362
Mailing
800 EAST QUARTZITE STREET, DELL RAPIDS, SD 57022
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
238910
Employees
80
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Dec 15, 2020
Abate by
Jan 12, 2021
Penalty
Initial $6,747 · Current $6,747
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 (b) or (c):  (a)Carstensen Contracting, Inc. at 350th Avenue & Highway 14, Miller, SD 57362: On or about and at times prior to September 10, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees conducting work in an excavation were protected from cave-in hazards in that the excavation lacked an adequate protective system such as sloping, benching, or shield system.  The excavation was approximately nine feet deep.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with a trench wall collapse.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $6747

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