SIOUX FALLS, SD ·
OSHA Inspection: TE UNDERGROUND LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TE UNDERGROUND LLC in EAST ARROWHEAD PARKWAY AND SOUTH SIX MILE ROAD, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57110 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 346117930.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TE UNDERGROUND LLC
- Site address
- EAST ARROWHEAD PARKWAY AND SOUTH SIX MILE ROAD
- City
- SIOUX FALLS
- State
- SD
- ZIP
- 57110
- Mailing
- 293 NORTH TYLER STREET, TYLER, MN 56178
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $5,801
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees worked in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or in excavations in which water was accumulating, without adequate precautions taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: (a)TE Underground LLC at East Arrowhead Parkway and South Six Mile Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to August 2, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected against the hazards associated with working in excavations with water accumulation by using either special support systems, water removal systems, or safety harnesses with lifelines. This condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards associated with trench wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5801
- · Z (S) $5801
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,315 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations: (a)TE Underground LLC at East Arrowhead Parkway and South Six Mile Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to August 2, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury in that the spoil pile on the east wall of the trench was not placed at least two feet from the trench to prevent material from rolling into the excavation. This condition exposed employees to struck-by and cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3315
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $58,011 · Current $40,500 Reduced
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 paragraph (b) or (c): (a)TE Underground LLC at East Arrowhead Parkway and South Six Mile Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to August 2, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from cave-in hazards by an adequate protective system while working within an excavation that measured greater than five feet in depth. This condition exposed employees to cave-in and struck-by hazards associated with excavation wall collapse.
Recent events (2)
- · I (W) $40500
- · Z (W) $58011
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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)TE Underground LLC at East Arrowhead Parkway and South Six Mile Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to August 2, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the competent person removed employees from the excavation when evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins of the excavation was identified. This condition exposed employees to cave-in hazards associated with trench wall cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (W) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 346117930.
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