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True North Tower, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Rapid City, South Dakota · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130

1inspections
4citation items
$25,000current penalties
Jan 11, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected True North Tower, LLC once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Jan 11, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Rapid City.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $35,992 and now stand at $25,000, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.

Telecommunications comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.268.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and True North Tower, LLC averages $25,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

True North Tower, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343710448 OPENED JAN 11, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 29 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2019

23885 154th Avenue, Rapid City, SD 57703 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 10, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from cell tower

At 9:30 p.m. on January 10, 2019, Employee # 1, a 23-year-old, tower technician that was tasked with installing/repairing a radio head on a cellular tower. In the process of egressing from the tower, he fell approximately 180 feet to the ground. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.268(g)(1) · Telecommunications
 Serious$13,260$13,260May 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.140(d)(2)(ii) · Personal fall protection systems
 Serious$11,366$0May 22, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.268(b)(8) · Telecommunications
 Other-than-serious$11,366$7,000May 22, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.268(e) · Telecommunications
 Other-than-serious$0$4,740May 22, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.140 · Personal fall protection systems

29 CFR 1910.140(d)(2)(ii)

(ii) Personal fall arrest systems are rigged in such a manner that the employee cannot free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) or contact a lower level. A free fall may be more than 6 feet (1.8 m) provided the employer can demonstrate the manufacturer designed the system to allow a free fall of more than 6 feet and tested the system to ensure a maximum arresting force of 1,800 pounds (8 kN) is not exceeded.

29 CFR 1910.268 · Telecommunications

29 CFR 1910.268(b)(8)

(8) Illumination of field work. Whenever natural light is insufficient to adequately illuminate the worksite, artificial illumination shall be provided to enable the employee to perform the work safely.

29 CFR 1910.268(e)

(e) Tools and personal protective equipment—Generally. Personal protective equipment, protective devices and special tools needed for the work of employees shall be provided and the employer shall ensure that they are used by employees. Before each day's use the employer shall ensure that these personal protective devices, tools, and equipment are carefully inspected by a competent person to ascertain that they are in good condition.

Other power and communication line and related structures construction employers in South Dakota

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