SIOUX FALLS, SD —
OSHA Inspection: METRO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of METRO CONSTRUCTION, INC. in INTERSECTION OF 41ST STREET AND TERRY AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345937890.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- METRO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF 41ST STREET AND TERRY AVENUE
- City
- SIOUX FALLS
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57106
- Mailing
- 27308 PONDEROSA DRIVE, TEA, SD 57064
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2022
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $15,954 · Current $15,954
S777
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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): (a) Metro Construction, Inc. at 41st Street and Terry Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to May 4, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-in hazards while installing storm sewer within the eastern excavation (Excavation 1) that measured greater than nine feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse. (b) Metro Construction, Inc. at 41st Street and Terry Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to May 4, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-in hazards while installing storm sewer within the western excavation (Excavation 2) that measured greater than six feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse. Metro Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1487169, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 15, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at the Intersection of 271st Street and Louis Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD 57106.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $15954
- — Z (R) $15954
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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 345937890.
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