Vigen Construction Inc has 10 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 1983.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 17, 2024 as a planned inspection, in East Grand Forks.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 27 citation items: 10 serious and 17 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $55,245 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $28,123, down 49%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.550, [reserved] (4 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Vigen Construction Inc averages $3,900 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Vigen Construction Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Incident on Dec 7, 1990 (fatal): Two employees die, one injured in scaffold collapse
On December 7, 1990, Employees #1 through #3 were working on a needle beam scaff old during construction of a feed building. Two were standing in the scaffold an d when the third employee stepped on it, one of the bearers broke. None of the e mployees was tied off and all three fell approximately 80 feet to the ground. Em ployees #1 and #2 were pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #3 was flown to th e hospital with a broken neck and leg, cracked vertebrae, a dislocated shoulder, cuts, and abrasions.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $10,000 | $1,100 | Feb 5, 1991 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $10,000 | $10,000 | Feb 5, 1991 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $10,000 | $7,770 | Feb 5, 1991 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $1,200 | $1,200 | Feb 5, 1991 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 1991 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the East Grand Forks site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 45 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry.
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.
