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Key Contracting Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Fargo, North Dakota · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

2inspections
2citation items
$4,792current penalties
Jun 21, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Key Contracting Inc 2 times in North Dakota since 2017.

The latest one began on Jun 21, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Casselton.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,584 and now stand at $4,792, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Key Contracting Inc averages $4,792 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 346786320 OPENED JUN 21, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2023

2nd Street North, Casselton, ND 58012 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342169075 OPENED MAR 9, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Sep 28, 2017

4360 13th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58102 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 8, 2017: Employee fractures foot when skid steer strikes

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 8, 2017, an employee was holding plastic when he was struck by skid-steer. The employee sustained a broken foot and was not hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$8,873$4,437Aug 21, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Other-than-serious$711$355Aug 21, 2017Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 8, 2017, Fargo: Hospitalization · fractures · foot (feet), unspecified

The injured employee was acting as a spotter for the skid steer operator. The skid steer jumped forward and ran over the spotter's foot. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured foot.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in North Dakota

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