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OSHA Inspection: DAKOTA UNDERGROUND

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DAKOTA UNDERGROUND in 200 BLOCK WALL AVENUE WEST, HORACE, ND 58047 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 346948185.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
DAKOTA UNDERGROUND
Site address
200 BLOCK WALL AVENUE WEST
City
HORACE
State
ND
ZIP
58047
Mailing
4001 FIRST AVENUE NORTH, FARGO, ND 58102
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
237110
Employees
45
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 J02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Nov 6, 2023
Abate by
Dec 11, 2023
Penalty
Initial $10,938 · Current $5,000 Reduced
29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of the excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:  (a)  On August 29, 2023, at or near the 200 Block of Wall Avenue West in Horace, North Dakota, employees were exposed to overhead struck-by hazards when working in a trench installing a water line where the spoil pile was not set back 2 feet.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5000
  • — Z (S) $10938

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Nov 6, 2023
Abate by
Dec 11, 2023
Penalty
Initial $10,938 · Current $5,000 Reduced
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) of this section:  (a)  On August 29, 2023, at or near the 200 Block of Wall Avenue West in Horace, North Dakota, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while installing water and sewer lines in a trench greater than 5 feet in depth with no protective systems in place.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5000
  • — Z (S) $10938

1926.651 C02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Nov 6, 2023
Abate by
Dec 11, 2023
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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) On August 29, 2023, at or near the 200 Block of Wall Avenue West in Horace, North Dakota, employees were installing water and sewer lines in the trench at a depth of four feet or greater where no ramp was installed, and the ladder was more than 25 feet away of lateral travel and access was partially obstructed to affect a safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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