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TE Underground LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Pipestone, Minnesota · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

1inspections
4citation items
$2,700current penalties
Jun 14, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected TE Underground LLC once in Minnesota.

The inspection began on Jun 14, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Pipestone.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,700 and still stand at $2,700.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and TE Underground LLC averages $2,700 (1 cited inspection).

TE Underground LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345385918 OPENED JUN 14, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Aug 18, 2021

10th St Sw - 3rd Ave Sw, Pipestone, MN 56164 · 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 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$225$225Jul 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$825$825Jul 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$825$825Jul 14, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$825$825Jul 14, 2021Final

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 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1)

(k) Inspections. (1) Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Minnesota

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