Inspection 344413604 OPENED OCT 29, 2019Closed
5400 South Coneflower Circle, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Midwest Excavating, LLC 2 times in South Dakota since 2019.
The latest one began on Oct 29, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Sioux Falls.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 willful.
Penalties were first proposed at $58,343 and now stand at $39,200, 33% 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 Midwest Excavating, LLC averages $39,200 (1 cited inspection).
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Inspection 343968038 OPENED APR 29, 2019Closed
735 East El Dorado Court, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $5,304 | $3,000 | Jul 30, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Willful | $53,039 | $36,200 | Jul 30, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations |
Willful | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 2019 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)
(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)
(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.
29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)
(a) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.
29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations
29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection
Other site preparation contractors employers in South Dakota
- A.P. & Sons Construction, Inc. Clear Lake · 6 citations · $1,986
- Soukup Construction, Inc. Sioux Falls · 7 citations · $16,300
- Anco Underground, LLC Rapid City · 4 citations · $8,962
- Winter Contracting, LLC Lennox · 13 citations · $143,381
- First Rate Excavate, Inc. Sioux Falls · 20 citations · $34,026
- Quality Driven Service, LLC New Underwood · 3 citations · $3,000
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