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Vreeman Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Adrian, Minnesota · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

4inspections
4citation items
$25,750current penalties
Nov 9, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Vreeman Construction Inc 4 times in Minnesota since 1987.

The latest one began on Nov 9, 2018 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Blomkest.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,500 and now stand at $25,750, 3% lower after settlements or reviews.

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

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Vreeman Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1987 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343599858 OPENED NOV 9, 2018Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 18, 2024

1/2 Mi N Of 165th Ave Sw - 60th St Sw, Blomkest, MN 56216 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 9, 2018 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by backhoe arm

On November 9, 2018, a crew of four had been installing drain tile in a field, but had finished this project. Three employees were done with their cleanup duties and had left the site. The remaining employee was picking up unused mesh bags of drain tile connectors. A mesh bag thrown in the cab of the backhoe caught on the backhoe control lever, resulting in the operation of the backhoe arm, crushing the employee.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$25,000$25,000Mar 21, 2019Final

Inspection 311022966 OPENED MAY 22, 2007Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 22, 2007

2707 Arena Dr., Willmar, MN 56201 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 304195589 OPENED AUG 1, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 23, 2002

4th Street And Grove Avenue, Montevideo, MN 56265 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
Serious$750$375Sep 6, 2001Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$750$375Sep 6, 2001Final

Inspection 104549464 OPENED SEP 15, 1987Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Oct 6, 1987

Interstate 90, 2 Miles W. Of Adrian, Adrian, MN 56110 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(ii) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 9, 1987Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.600 · Equipment

29 CFR 1926.600(a)(3)(i)

(3)(i) Heavy machinery, equipment, or parts thereof, which are suspended or held aloft by use of slings, hoists, or jacks shall be substantially blocked or cribbed to prevent falling or shifting before employees are permitted to work under or between them. Bulldozer and scraper blades, end-loader buckets, dump bodies, and similar equipment, shall be either fully lowered or blocked when being repaired or when not in use. All controls shall be in a neutral position, with the motors stopped and brakes set, unless work being performed requires otherwise.

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(ii)

(ii) No employer shall permit earthmoving or compacting equipment which has an obstructed view to the rear to be used in reverse gear unless the equipment has in operation a reverse signal alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level or an employee signals that it is safe to do so.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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