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Ahlers Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Brookings, South Dakota · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

2inspections
6citation items
$3,496current penalties
May 30, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ahlers Construction LLC 2 times in South Dakota since 2010.

The latest one began on May 30, 2025 on a referral, in Madison; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,992 and now stand at $3,496, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Ahlers Construction LLC averages $3,121 (1 cited inspection).

Ahlers Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

South Dakota · latest 90 days of OSHA records

30employers cited

7 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 348279985 OPENED MAY 30, 2025Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Open

411 Southeast 12th Street, Madison, SD 57042 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$3,972$1,986Sep 25, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$2,270$1,135Sep 25, 2025Final

Inspection 314356478 OPENED MAY 13, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 24, 2010

902 Sixth Street, Brookings, SD 57006 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$750$375Jun 22, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
Serious$0$0Jun 22, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$0$0Jul 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$0$0Jul 20, 2010Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)

(g) Fall protection. (1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1) (i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.454(a)

(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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