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Fiegen Construction Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

30inspections
43citation items
$58,662current penalties
Sep 26, 2023last inspection

Fiegen Construction Co. has 30 OSHA inspections on record in South Dakota, the first in 1981.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 26, 2023 on a referral, in Sioux Falls.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 43 citation items: 25 serious, 2 repeat and 16 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $65,673 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $58,662, down 11%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.304, woodworking tools (8 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Fiegen Construction Co. averages $6,519 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Fiegen Construction Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Fiegen Construction Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 1981 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346994726 OPENED SEP 26, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 17, 2023

1600 East 39th Street North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$7,306$5,000Oct 31, 2023Final

Inspection 346539760 OPENED MAR 2, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 49 employees at the site · Closed Aug 11, 2023

3104 Douglas Avenue, Yankton, SD 57078 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$8,595$5,000Jul 27, 2023Final

Inspection 345307342 OPENED MAY 12, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 2021

26 1st Avenue Southwest, Watertown, SD 57201 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$9,557$9,557Oct 6, 2021Final

Inspection 342725694 OPENED OCT 23, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Feb 26, 2018

707 W. 4th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339186231 OPENED JUL 9, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Dec 16, 2013

2210 West Pentagon Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3) · General recording criteria
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 25, 2013Final

Inspection 315001990 OPENED DEC 7, 2010Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Mar 4, 2011

74th Street & Connie Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 1, 2010: Employee is struck by material while unloading materials

An employee was standing on a flatbed trailer assisting in the unloading of pref abricated wooden wall panels. While one wall panel was being lifted, the wall pa nel header separated from the wall panel causing the wall panel to fall on the e mployee. The employee suffered injuries requiring hospitalization but was expect ed to recover.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313379067 OPENED JUN 9, 2009Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Jun 17, 2009

408 South Western Avenue, Hartford, SD 57033 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311633010 OPENED FEB 14, 2008Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Feb 19, 2008

21st Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

22 older inspections

Inspection 311239834 OPENED JUL 25, 2007Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jul 31, 2007

26th Street & Tea-ellis Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310191465 OPENED AUG 15, 2006Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Aug 22, 2006

1814 F Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 309283323 OPENED OCT 6, 2005Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Oct 11, 2005

4909 North Lewis Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 309142149 OPENED JUL 20, 2005Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Aug 1, 2005

3601 East Dudley Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 308283548 OPENED NOV 17, 2004Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Nov 22, 2004

305 State Street South, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102765757 OPENED MAY 25, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jun 1, 2004

South Kiwanis Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102764826 OPENED SEP 23, 2003Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2003

1506 South Discovery, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102763240 OPENED JUN 26, 2002Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2002

1809 North E Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102762887 OPENED JAN 16, 2002Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2002

1350 11th Street Ne, Watertown, SD 57201 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$2,100$2,100Mar 21, 2002Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.105(a) · Safety nets
Unclassified$21,000$21,000Mar 21, 2002Final

Inspection 304202518 OPENED DEC 12, 2001Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2002

2101 West 41st Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.105(a) · Safety nets
Repeat$7,500$7,500Jan 30, 2002Closed

Inspection 102761988 OPENED OCT 17, 2000Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2001

410 19th Street South, Beresford, SD 57004 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.105(a) · Safety nets
Repeat$3,600$3,600Oct 25, 2000Closed

Inspection 300239290 OPENED JUN 16, 1999Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 1999

41st Street & Sycamore, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.105(a) · Safety nets
Serious$2,500$2,500Jul 6, 1999Closed

Inspection 113327605 OPENED JUL 30, 1998Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 21, 1998

2001 Summit Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$875$438Aug 17, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Aug 17, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1c Serious$0$0Aug 17, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
Serious$525$262Aug 17, 1998Closed

Inspection 113324800 OPENED FEB 28, 1996Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Jun 26, 1996

1001 North West Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 23, 1996 (fatal): Employee killed in fall from structural steel

Employee #1 was 15 feet above the ground connecting skeletal steel joists to I-b eams. He fell from the center I-beam, contacting first a steel joist, and then a rigid plastic sawhorse barricade on the ground. He suffered internal injuries t o his midsection and was killed. No means of fall protection was provided while he was working on the structural steel.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102759891 OPENED MAR 16, 1995Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 20, 1995

2001 South Fifth Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 110500360 OPENED NOV 17, 1993Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 1994

North American Baptist Seminary - 24th & Covell, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$375$375Nov 29, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.500(b)(2) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$375$375Nov 29, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.500(c)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$0$0Nov 29, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1926.500(d)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Serious$0$0Nov 29, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
Serious$0$0Nov 29, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 29, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 29, 1993Closed

Inspection 107118531 OPENED JAN 14, 1993Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Mar 12, 1993

Ninth Street Ne & Roosevelt Avenue, Madison, SD 57042 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.404(a)(2) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$300$300Feb 12, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$0$0Feb 12, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(4) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$525$525Feb 12, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.56(a) · Illumination
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 12, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iii) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 12, 1993Closed

Inspection 113322689 OPENED MAR 4, 1992Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed May 5, 1992

Joe Foss Field Nw, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 9, 1992Closed

Inspection 642264 OPENED MAR 12, 1986Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed May 9, 1986

2727 South Kiwanis, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.500(c)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Other-than-serious$280$0Mar 27, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.500(d)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 27, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
Serious$160$80Mar 27, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$0$0Mar 27, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$0$0Mar 27, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$0$0Mar 27, 1986Closed
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$0$0Mar 27, 1986Closed

Inspection 217793264 OPENED JAN 5, 1984Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 10, 1984

9th & Philleps, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 1984Closed
Citation 3, item 2
29 CFR 1926.550(a)(9) · [Reserved]
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 1984Closed
Citation 3, item 3
29 CFR 1926.550(b)(2) · [Reserved]
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 1984Closed

Inspection 217940196 OPENED JUN 17, 1981Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 17, 1981

3005 West Russell, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 217940022 OPENED MAY 20, 1981Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 1981

3005 W Russell, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$100$50Jun 5, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$0$0May 29, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Serious$0$0May 29, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.304(f) · Woodworking tools
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1926.401(a)(1) · [Reserved]
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1926.450(a)(2) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 1981Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the Sioux Falls site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 46 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Fiegen Construction Co.
Sioux Falls · 2020
46 103.10.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.

Sep 25, 2023, Sioux Falls: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

Two employees were feeding sheets of foam insulation through a table saw. One employee was pushing and one employee was pulling. The injured employee was at the front of the table saw, pushing the material through the saw, when the blade caused amputations to the ring finger and thumb on his right hand.

Oct 18, 2018, Sioux Falls: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)

An employee was putting down a roof deck when he lost his footing, tripped, and fell on the deck (same level), suffering spiral fractures to both bones in the lower right leg. Fall protection was worn at the time of the incident.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.7 · General recording criteria

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3)

(3) How do I record a work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work? When an injury or illness involves one or more days away from work, you must record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away and an entry of the number of calendar days away from work in the number of days column. If the employee is out for an extended period of time, you must enter an estimate of the days that the employee will be away, and update the day count when the actual number of days is known.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1926.105 · Safety nets

29 CFR 1926.105(a)

(a) Safety nets shall be provided when workplaces are more than 25 feet above the ground or water surface, or other surfaces where the use of ladders, scaffolds, catch platforms, temporary floors, safety lines, or safety belts is impractical.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.304 · Woodworking tools

29 CFR 1926.401 · [Reserved]

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.450 · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.500 · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.550 · [Reserved]

29 CFR 1926.56 · Illumination

29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in South Dakota

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