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Nygard Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

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

3inspections
6citation items
$6,891current penalties
Jun 23, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Nygard Construction 3 times in North Dakota since 1996.

The latest one began on Jun 23, 2016 after a complaint, in Garrison.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,382 and now stand at $6,891, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.

Trench protection comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.652.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Nygard Construction averages $3,741 (1 cited inspection).

Nygard Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341574838 OPENED JUN 23, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 2016

Third Avenue Nw & Second Street Nw, Garrison, ND 58540 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$3,741$1,870Sep 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Sep 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Sep 8, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$3,741$1,870Sep 8, 2016Final

Inspection 300238821 OPENED MAY 3, 1999Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 1999

Second Avenue Nw, Garrison, ND 58540 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Repeat$2,400$2,400May 7, 1999Closed

Inspection 113330419 OPENED AUG 22, 1996Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 1996

1/4 Mile West On U.s. 83 On Highway 200, Washburn, ND 58577 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$1,500$750Aug 27, 1996Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

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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