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Fox Underground, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fargo, North Dakota · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

5inspections
4citation items
$9,000current penalties
Oct 24, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Fox Underground, Inc. 5 times in North Dakota since 2017.

The latest one began on Oct 24, 2023, in Fargo.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,780 and now stand at $9,000, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Fox Underground, Inc. averages $4,500 (2 cited inspections).

Fox Underground, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347060337 OPENED OCT 24, 2023Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2024

2983 43rd Street North, Fargo, ND 58102 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346684426 OPENED MAY 3, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 19, 2023

7615 Jacks Way, Horace, ND 58047 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343654836 OPENED NOV 13, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2019

Vicinity Of 42nd Street South & 23rd Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58104 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343346508 OPENED JUN 14, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2020

Vicinity Of Sheyenne Street & 17th Avenue West, West Fargo, ND 58078 · 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(b)(3) · Excavations
Serious$5,174$4,000Dec 3, 2018Final

Inspection 342441888 OPENED JUN 15, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed May 31, 2019

Vicinity Of 102 15th Avenue North, Casselton, ND 58012 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Other-than-serious$3,803$1,000Aug 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Other-than-serious$3,803$0Aug 7, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$0$4,000Aug 7, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.600 · Equipment

29 CFR 1926.600(a)(6)(i)

(i) For lines rated 50 kV or below, minimum clearance between the lines and any part of the crane or load shall be 10 feet;

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3)

(3) When excavation operations approach the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations shall be determined by safe and acceptable means.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2)

(2) Where the competent person finds evidence of a situation that could result in a possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees shall be removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in North Dakota

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