Inspection 349128686 OPENED AUG 20, 2026Open
1928 Calvin Drive, Watertown, SD 57201 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
Since 2025, OSHA inspectors have visited Sentry, LLC in South Dakota 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 20, 2026 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Watertown and is still open.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 4 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $75,628; today they stand at $40,266, 47% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.213 (woodworking machinery), 2 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,078 penalty. Sentry, LLC averages $13,422 across 3 cited inspections.
Sentry, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 348803438 OPENED MAR 11, 2026Open
501 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Watertown, SD 57201 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) · Fall protection |
Serious | $13,406 | $9,385 | May 22, 2026 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Serious | $9,577 | $0 | May 22, 2026 | Final |
Inspection 348370586 OPENED JUL 14, 2025Closed
13435 370th Avenue, Mina, SD 57451 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction |
Serious | $15,193 | $12,155 | Dec 4, 2025 | Final |
Inspection 348025958 OPENED FEB 5, 2025Closed
1928 Calvin Drive P.o. Box 151, Watertown, SD 57201 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.140(c)(10)(ii) · Personal fall protection systems |
Serious | $16,385 | $8,192 | Jul 7, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $9,362 | $4,681 | Jul 7, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1) · Woodworking machinery |
Other-than-serious | $11,705 | $5,852 | Jul 7, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.213(m)(1) · Woodworking machinery |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 7, 2025 | Final |
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 Watertown site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 157 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry LLC Watertown Watertown · 2025 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
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.
Jul 10, 2025, Mina: Hospitalization · electrocution, electric shock · body systems
The injured employee was installing all-thread rod while sitting on top of a bridge-style overhead hoist crane beam. He was tightening the all-thread rod to the crane equipment when he reached back with his left arm to adjust his posture. His left hand contacted a cable that powers the crane. The employee sustained an electric shock. The cable was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
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 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1)
(c) Hand-fed ripsaws. (1) Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. The hood and mounting shall be arranged so that the hood will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of and remain in contact with the material being cut but it shall not offer any considerable resistance to insertion of material to saw or to passage of the material being sawed. The hood shall be made of adequate strength to resist blows and strains incidental to reasonable operation, adjusting, and handling, and shall be so designed as to protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. It shall be made of material that is soft enough so that it will be unlikely to cause tooth breakage. The hood shall be so mounted as to insure that its operation will be po
29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction
29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements
29 CFR 1926.760 · Fall protection
Other commercial and institutional building construction employers in South Dakota
- Reynolds Construction Management Services, Inc. Sioux Falls · 7 citations · $24,310
- OL Biscuit LLC Sioux Falls · 4 citations · $4,400
- DMG, Inc. Sioux Falls · 4 citations · $3,015
- Dean Kurtz Construction Company Rapid City · 15 citations · $6,608
- Nuage Builders, LLC Sioux Falls · 1 citation · $3,572
- Iverson Construction, Inc. Sturgis · 18 citations · $11,975
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.