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Decook Contracting Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

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

1inspections
2citation items
$840current penalties
Aug 15, 2023last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Decook Contracting Inc in Minnesota one time.

It opened on Aug 15, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Byron.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,200; today they stand at $840, 30% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Decook Contracting Inc averages $840 across 1 cited inspection.

Decook Contracting Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Decook Contracting Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346913056 OPENED AUG 15, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2023

Cty Rd 5 - Hwy 14, Byron, MN 55920 · 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$825$578Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$375$262Aug 31, 2023Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Byron site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 19 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
DeCook Contracting, Inc.
Byron · 2025
19 000.00.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

29 CFR 5207.1000

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

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