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OSHA Inspection: RICARD HEATING & COOLING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RICARD HEATING & COOLING, INC. in 839 EAST EIGHTH STREET, NECHE, ND 58265 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 346944093.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
839 EAST EIGHTH STREET
City
NECHE
State
ND
ZIP
58265
Mailing
POST OFFICE BOX 299, CAVALIER, ND 58220
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238220
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 23, 2023
Abate by
Nov 27, 2023
Penalty
Initial $5,358 · Current $3,215 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   (a) On or about August 21, 2023, at or near 839 East Eighth Street in Neche, North Dakota, the employer did not ensure proper use of a self-supporting ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3214.8
  • — Z (S) $5358

1926.1053 B04

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 23, 2023
Abate by
Nov 27, 2023
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  (a) On or about August 21, 2023, at or near 839 East Eighth Street in Neche, North Dakota, an employee used an A-frame, self-supporting ladder in a lean-to fashion for which it was not designed.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1904.39 A02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 23, 2023
Abate by
Nov 27, 2023
Penalty
Initial $4,465 · Current $2,679 Reduced
29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24 hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  (a) On or about August 21, 2023, at or near 839 East Eighth Street in Neche, North Dakota, the employer failed to timely report an employee who sustained a hospitalizing, work-related injury.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $2679
  • — Z (O) $4465

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 346944093.

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