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BCM Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Faribault, Minnesota · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

12inspections
18citation items
$60,422current penalties
Jul 1, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected BCM Construction Inc 12 times in Minnesota since 2004.

The latest one began on Jul 1, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Faribault.

Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 14 serious, 1 willful and 3 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $68,750 and now stand at $60,422, 12% lower after settlements or reviews.

Trench protection comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1926.652.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and BCM Construction Inc averages $7,677 (7 cited inspections).

BCM Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348358417 OPENED JUL 1, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 4, 2025

1st St Sw - 3rd Ave Nw, Faribault, MN 55021 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$4,400$2,640Jul 22, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1 Serious$2,000$1,200Jul 22, 2025Final

Inspection 344976246 OPENED SEP 29, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 30, 2020

Division St E Between Willow St And Central Ave N, Faribault, MN 55021 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Willful$19,250$19,250Dec 9, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
Serious$1,250$1,250Dec 9, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Serious$2,750$2,750Dec 9, 2020Final

Inspection 343977740 OPENED APR 30, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 30, 2019

4th St Nw Between 2nd Ave Nw - 1st Ave Nw, Faribault, MN 55021 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Repeat$16,500$16,500May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
Serious$750$750May 9, 2019Final

Inspection 342662061 OPENED SEP 21, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 5, 2018

Ravine Street Between 5th Ave Ne - 6th Ave Ne, Faribault, MN 55021 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Repeat$10,500$6,300Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Serious$2,100$1,260Oct 3, 2017Final

Inspection 341824118 OPENED OCT 6, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Nov 2, 2016

15th - S Park St, Red Wing, MN 55066 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$1,100$770Oct 13, 2016Final

Inspection 341617132 OPENED JUL 12, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2016

500 To 900 Lakeshore Dr, Freeborn, MN 56032 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$1,100$770Jul 15, 2016Final

Inspection 317991818 OPENED MAY 15, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jun 29, 2015

109 6th Ave Nw, New Prague, MN 56071 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
Serious$300$300May 20, 2015Closed

Inspection 317150662 OPENED MAY 23, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 29, 2013

6th Street Ne, Stewartville, MN 55976 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

4 older inspections

Inspection 316683697 OPENED SEP 7, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 13, 2012

8th Avenue & Troendle Street Se, Mapleton, MN 56065 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$225$158Sep 17, 2012Closed

Inspection 316090620 OPENED OCT 20, 2011Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Dec 29, 2011

1st St & Mott Ave, Faribault, MN 55021 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Repeat$3,300$3,300Nov 30, 2011Closed

Inspection 314667296 OPENED JUL 12, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 1, 2010

2nd Ave Nw, Pine Island, MN 55963 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
Serious$675$675Aug 5, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
Serious$450$450Aug 5, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Serious$1,050$1,050Aug 5, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$1,050$1,050Aug 5, 2010Closed

Inspection 307946004 OPENED NOV 22, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Nov 23, 2004

1280 21st Avenue Nw, Owatonna, MN 55060 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 5207.1000

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Minnesota

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