Slowey Construction, Inc. has 7 OSHA inspections on record in South Dakota, the first in 1994.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 11, 2019 on a referral, in Dakota Dunes.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 21 citation items: 11 serious, 5 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $38,804 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $30,422, down 22%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.652, trench protection (6 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Slowey Construction, Inc. averages $11,630 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344517735 OPENED DEC 11, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 2020
885 Cottonwood Lane, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 11, 2019: Employee lacerates face when struck by saw during kick back
At 1:30 p.m. on December 11, 2019, an employee working as a construction laborer for a site preparation contractor was working at a commercial building project site. The employee was using a Stihl TS 500i cut-off saw equipped with a Husqvarna HI8 diamond blade to cut 16-inch diameter Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP). The terminal ends of the pipe were flexing causing the blade became pinched due to the tension on the pipe. This caused the saw to kick back and strike the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized to treat a facial laceration and nerve damage and required 100 stitches.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $3,856 | $3,500 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $2,313 | $1,000 | Mar 20, 2020 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Dec 11, 2019, Dakota Dunes: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · face, unspecified
An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut a pipe when the saw became caught or kicked back and struck the employee's face, causing severe facial lacerations that required hospitalization and stitches.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
