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PKG Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

12inspections
17citation items
$39,220current penalties
May 23, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected PKG Contracting, Inc. 12 times in North Dakota since 2003.

The latest one began on May 23, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Grand Forks.

Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 10 serious, 5 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $73,153 and now stand at $39,220, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and PKG Contracting, Inc. averages $8,061 (4 cited inspections).

PKG Contracting, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

PKG Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348268293 OPENED MAY 23, 2025Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2025

23251 North 69th Street, Grand Forks, ND 58203 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343886875 OPENED MAR 28, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2019

In The Vicinity Of 3400 North Broadway, Fargo, ND 58102 · 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(c)(2) · Excavations
Serious$7,293$4,000Jul 31, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Repeat$20,420$11,000Jul 31, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Repeat$0$0Jul 31, 2019Final

Inspection 343582656 OPENED OCT 24, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Apr 30, 2020

Corner Of Highway 83 North Bypass And 19th Avenue, Minot, ND 58701 · 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$7,293$3,646Apr 16, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
Serious$0$0Apr 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Repeat$14,587$7,294Apr 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Repeat$0$0Apr 16, 2019Final

Inspection 343118667 OPENED APR 19, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 93 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2018

54 Avenue Se Sundre Raw Water Reservoir, Minot, ND 58701 · 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 1926.152(e)(4) · Flammable liquids
Serious$3,880$1,940Jun 1, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(2) · Fall protection systems
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 1, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 1, 2018Final

Inspection 341721629 OPENED AUG 24, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2016

Vicinity Of 35th Street & 36th Avenue, 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 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
Serious$8,730$4,365Oct 5, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$0$0Oct 5, 2016Final

Inspection 315257204 OPENED MAR 22, 2011Closed

Complaint · No inspection · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 20, 2011

Zap Water Treatment Plant, Zap, ND 58580 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314700550 OPENED JUL 29, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2010

1717 Seventh Avenue Se, Devils Lake, ND 58301 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$1,500$1,050Sep 13, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$6,000$4,200Sep 13, 2010Closed

Inspection 314600792 OPENED JUL 23, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jul 29, 2010

Louie Lamour Lane & Frontier Village Road, Jamestown, ND 58401 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

4 older inspections

Inspection 313900052 OPENED DEC 10, 2009Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 2010

Water Treatment Plant, Devils Lake, ND 58301 · 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 1926.501(b)(15) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,500$750Jan 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2) · Fall protection training in construction
Serious$1,500$750Jan 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
Serious$450$225Jan 28, 2010Closed

Inspection 312401375 OPENED AUG 21, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 2008

Waste Water Treatment Plant, Bismarck, ND 58504 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311319891 OPENED AUG 29, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 2007

Waste Water Treatment Plant, Bismarck, ND 58504 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 102764685 OPENED OCT 23, 2003Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Oct 31, 2003

Langdon Water Treatment Plant, Langdon, ND 58249 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Fargo site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 232 workers: 2.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
PKG Contracting, Inc
Fargo · 2025
232 602.91.0
PKG Contracting, Inc.
Fargo · 2023
95 100.91.0
PKG Contracting Inc
Fargo · 2021
143 402.90.6

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.

Jan 20, 2020, West Fargo: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · forearm(s)

An employee was cutting concrete with a saw when the saw kicked back and lacerated his right forearm.

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 1926.152 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1926.152(e)(4)

(4) The dispensing units shall be protected against collision damage.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements

Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in North Dakota

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