NECHE, ND —
OSHA Inspection: RICARD HEATING & COOLING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RICARD HEATING & COOLING, INC.
- Site address
- 839 EAST EIGHTH STREET
- City
- NECHE
- State
- ND
- ZIP
- 58265
- Mailing
- POST OFFICE BOX 299, CAVALIER, ND 58220
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,358 · Current $3,215 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $2,679 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
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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 346944093.
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