Sioux Falls, South Dakota · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199
Design Tanks, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record in South Dakota, the first in 2007.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 8, 2025 on a referral, in Sioux Falls.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 17 citation items: 9 serious, 2 repeat and 6 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $45,059 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $32,705, down 27%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Design Tanks, LLC averages $8,950 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Design Tanks, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company612 West Blackhawk Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.27(a) · Scaffolds and rope descent systems |
Other-than-serious | $11,585 | $9,000 | Dec 18, 2025 | Final |
612 West Blackhawk Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $2,870 | $2,200 | Aug 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing |
Other-than-serious | $3,376 | $2,700 | Aug 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,753 | $4,000 | Aug 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3d 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 27, 2025 | Final |
612 West Blackhawk Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $3,850 | $2,888 | Dec 16, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Repeat | $7,700 | $5,775 | Dec 16, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Repeat | $0 | $0 | Dec 16, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 16, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(iv) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 16, 2013 | Final |
612 West Blackhawk Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $4,900 | $3,430 | Jan 3, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 3, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,500 | $2,450 | Jan 3, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 3, 2013 | Final |
612 West Blackhawk Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
612 West Blackhawk Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $525 | $262 | Sep 20, 2007 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Sioux Falls site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 85 workers: 10.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 73 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Tanks, LLC Sioux Falls · 2025 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 10.0 | 2.6 |
| Design Tanks Sioux Falls · 2023 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 12.8 | 2.6 |
| DT SF Sioux Falls · 2016 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 7.8 | 2.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 7, 2025, Sioux Falls: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple lower extremities locations n.e.c.
An employee was working from a man basket attached to a powered industrial truck. He had been loading manufactured tanks onto tractor trailer flatbeds. While removing the rigging equipment, a rigging strap caught his left ankle against the toe kick of the man basket. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle/tibia/foot.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)
(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)
(A) Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1)(iv)
(iv) How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.