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Argueta Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Tea, South Dakota · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
6citation items
$6,000current penalties
Jun 25, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Argueta Construction, LLC once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Jun 25, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Tea.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 6 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,988 and now stand at $6,000, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Argueta Construction, LLC averages $6,000 (1 cited inspection).

Argueta Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347576456 OPENED JUN 25, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 2026

102 East Venture Place, Tea, SD 57064 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,074$1,000Oct 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,457$2,500Oct 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Oct 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,457$2,500Oct 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$0$0Oct 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Oct 21, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

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 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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