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OSHA Inspection: LIDEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LIDEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in EAST 69TH STREET NORTH & NORTH SEUBERT AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345533822.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
EAST 69TH STREET NORTH & NORTH SEUBERT AVENUE
City
SIOUX FALLS
State
SD
ZIP
57104
Mailing
5621 WEST 9TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57107
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
30
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2021
Abate by
Nov 15, 2021
Penalty
Initial $8,192 · Current $6,144 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)Lidel Construction Company, Inc. at East 69th Street North & North Seubert Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104:  On or about and at times prior to September 14, 2021, the employer did not ensure an employee entering a trench excavation greater than four feet in depth was provided with a safe means of egress not requiring more than 25 feet of travel.  This condition exposed an employee to cave-in hazard associated with safe egress while working within an unprotected excavation.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $6144
  • — Z (S) $8192

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2021
Abate by
Nov 15, 2021
Penalty
Initial $13,653 · Current $10,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

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)Lidel Construction Company, Inc. at East 69th Street North & North Seubert Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104:  On or about and at times prior to September 14, 2021, the employer did not ensure an employee was protected from cave-in hazards.  An employee was installing sewer lines within a a trench excavation approximately 7 feet 10 inches in depth with vertical walls and no protective system. This condition exposed employees to a cave-in hazard associated with trench wall collapse.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $10239.75
  • — Z (S) $13653

1926.651 K02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 19, 2021
Abate by
Nov 15, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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 employee(s) were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:  (a)Lidel Construction Company, Inc. at East 69th Street North & North Seubert Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104:  On or about and at times prior to September 14, 2021, the employer did not ensure that an employee was removed from hazardous area within a vertical walled, unprotected trench excavation.  An employee was working within the unprotected excavation that was approximately 7 feet 10 inches in depth with no protective system. This condition exposed the an employee to a cave-in hazard associated with trench wall failure.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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