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OSHA Inspection: SLETTEN EXCAVATING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SLETTEN EXCAVATING, INC. in 1048 OTTER CREEK LOOP, HAZEN, ND 58545 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 347603052.

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Site address
1048 OTTER CREEK LOOP
City
HAZEN
State
ND
ZIP
58545
Mailing
2500 RIVER ROAD, CENTER, ND 58530
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
237110
Employees
11
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2024
Abate by
Nov 12, 2024
Penalty
Initial $7,098 · Current $7,098
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 or about July 8, 2024, at 1048 Otter Creek Loop in Hazen, ND, employees in a trench over 20 feet in depth were replacing a sanitary sewer. Employees were not protected from cave in hazards while working in a trench where the protective system was not designed by a registered professional engineer, and did not have adequate shielding, shoring, or allowable configurations and sloping and benching, or any combination.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $7098

1926.651 G01 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2024
Abate by
Nov 12, 2024
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(i): Where oxygen deficiency (atmospheres containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen) or a hazardous atmosphere exists or could reasonably be expected to exist, the atmospheres in the excavation was not tested before employees entered excavations greater than 4 feet (1.22 m) in depth:   a) On or about July 8, 2024, at 1048 Otter Creek Loop in Hazen, ND, employees were replacing a sanitary sewer in a trench with open sewage lines and an assessment was not performed to assure the work environment was free from respiratory hazards related to open sewage lines where liquid and solids were being introduced into the work area.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

1926.652 B03 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2024
Abate by
Nov 12, 2024
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(3)(iii): Tabulated data, identifying the registered professional engineer who approved the data, was not maintained at the jobsite during construction of the protective system:  a) On or about July 8, 2024, at 1048 Otter Creek Loop in Hazen, ND, employees were replacing a sanitary sewer in a trench over 20 feet in depth with two trench boxes installed. The company did not have tabulated data for either of trench boxes being used.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

1926.652 D01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 8, 2024
Abate by
Nov 12, 2024
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.652(d)(1): Materials and equipment used for protective systems shall were not free from damage or defects that might impair their proper function:   a) On or about July 8, 2024, at 1048 Otter Creek Loop in Hazen, ND, employees were replacing a sanitary sewer in a trench over 20 feet in depth utilizing a trench box that had a large hole through the 12-foot shield side.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $0

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