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Vortex Drain Tiling LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Madelia, Minnesota · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · NAICS 237990

1inspections
8citation items
$104,375current penalties
Jun 14, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Vortex Drain Tiling LLC in Minnesota one time.

It opened on Jun 14, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Madelia.

In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 8 serious.

The penalties, $104,375 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.651 (excavations), 4 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Vortex Drain Tiling LLC averages $104,375 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Vortex Drain Tiling LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341551612 OPENED JUN 14, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2018

17043 478th Ave S, Madelia, MN 56062 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 13, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed in excavation collapse

At 2:00 p.m. on June 13, 2016, an employee was in a trench installing a 48 inch drain tile. A damaged section of drain tile was being removed, when the wall of the excavation collapsed on the employee. The employee was crushed and killed when the excavation collapsed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.653(08)
 Serious$250$250Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$1,375$1,375Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$1,375$1,375Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$1,375$1,375Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$25,000$25,000Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$25,000$25,000Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$25,000$25,000Dec 6, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(2) · Trench protection
 Serious$25,000$25,000Dec 6, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

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(h)(1)

(h) Protection from hazards associated with water accumulation. (1) Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. The precautions necessary to protect employees adequately vary with each situation, but could include special support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal to control the level of accumulating water, or use of a safety harness and lifeline.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

Other other heavy and civil engineering construction employers in Minnesota

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