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Palace Builders Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Mitchell, South Dakota · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
4citation items
$8,740current penalties
Sep 17, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Palace Builders Construction, LLC once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Sep 17, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Mitchell.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $17,480 and now stand at $8,740, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Palace Builders Construction, LLC averages $8,740 (1 cited inspection).

Palace Builders Construction, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Palace Builders Construction, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347764052 OPENED SEP 17, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Apr 27, 2026

601 East 4th Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,965$2,482Jan 30, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection
 Serious$11,585$5,792Jan 30, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.761(b) · Training
 Serious$0$0Jan 30, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Other-than-serious$930$465Jan 30, 2025Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Mitchell site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 24 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Palace Builders Construction LLC
Mitchell · 2024
24 000.01.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.454(a)

(a) The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:

29 CFR 1926.760 · Fall protection

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.

29 CFR 1926.761 · Training

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in South Dakota

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