Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110
OSHA has inspected Runge Enterprises, Inc. 14 times in South Dakota since 1995.
The latest one began on Sep 29, 2025 after a complaint, in Vermillion; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 20 citation items: 14 serious, 3 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $92,640 and now stand at $68,396, 26% lower after settlements or reviews.
Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1926.651.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Runge Enterprises, Inc. averages $16,171 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Runge Enterprises, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyNear North Crawford Road And Roosevelt Street, Vermillion, SD 57069 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(2) · Trench protection |
Other-than-serious | $3,972 | $2,383 | Mar 16, 2026 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 16, 2026 | Final |
400 South Main Street, Parker, SD 57053 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Near 920 North Splitrock Boulevard, Brandon, SD 57005 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
110 Pine Street, Yankton, SD 57078 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Other-than-serious | $8,067 | $8,067 | Aug 26, 2024 | Final |
57th Between Louise And Western, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · 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(j)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $5,577 | $3,904 | Nov 17, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Repeat | $48,799 | $34,160 | Nov 17, 2017 | Final |
Kiwanis & Russell Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · 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(k)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $3,500 | $2,450 | Sep 24, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations |
Repeat | $9,800 | $6,860 | Sep 24, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Repeat | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 2013 | Final |
Benson Road & Louise Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57118 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction |
Serious | $875 | $875 | Aug 25, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $875 | $875 | Aug 25, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,500 | Aug 25, 2009 | Closed |
Skunk Creek & Silver Creek, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Platinum Valley Addition, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Development Park #7, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
West 62nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
West 69th & Mogen Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Foss Addition, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction |
Serious | $675 | $472 | Jan 7, 1998 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $3,000 | $2,100 | Jan 7, 1998 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 1998 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 7, 1998 | Closed |
Highway 18, Canton, SD 57013 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 16, 1995 (fatal): Electric shock - contact with overhead line thru dump truck
Some employees were working on a project to install storm sewer pipe along an ex isting highway. During the back filling operation, an employee raised the bed of a dump truck into a 13.8-kilovolt overhead power line. (The closest part of the crew was 0.25 mile away at the time, and there were no witnesses to the acciden t.) A passing motorist notified the crew that a worker was down back by the dump truck. The crew foreman asked the motorist to summon emergency medical services and then drove to the accident scene. When the foreman got there, he discovered the tires of the dump truck smoldering and found the dump truck driver lying fa ce down, about 3 feet from the vehicle, with a fire extinguisher in his hand. Wi thin minutes, emergency medical services arrived and transported the employee to a hospital. One half hour later, a doctor notified the employer that the injure d employee had died. He had been electrocuted.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,875 | Jun 2, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3) · Electrical safety in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 2, 1995 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.416(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical safety in construction |
Serious | $2,500 | $1,875 | Jun 2, 1995 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Sioux Falls site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 84 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 12 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runge Enterprises, Inc. Sioux Falls · 2025 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
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 8, 2019, Sioux Falls: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
While exiting an excavator, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken tibia that required surgery.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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 1926.21(b)(2)
(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1)
(a) Protection of employees. (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.
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