Fargo, North Dakota · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · NAICS 326122
OSHA has inspected Prinsco 3 times in North Dakota since 2022.
The latest one began on Mar 19, 2024 on a referral, in Fargo.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $27,293 and now stand at $16,376, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Prinsco averages $8,188 (2 cited inspections).
Prinsco also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company4141 37th Street North, Fargo, ND 58102 · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $16,131 | $9,679 | Apr 23, 2024 | Final |
4141 37th Street North, Fargo, ND 58102 · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,162 | $6,697 | May 2, 2023 | Final |
4141 37th Street North, Fargo, ND 58102 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Fargo site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 34 workers: 4.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 71 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prinsco, inc.-Fargo Fargo · 2024 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| Prinsco, Inc. - Fargo Fargo · 2024 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
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 18, 2024, Fargo: Hospitalization · fractures · elbow(s)
An employee was coiling a drain tile when they became entangled in the drain tile and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a right elbow fracture.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.