Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1605316.015 - Oftedal Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sioux Falls Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1605316.015

Report ID: 0830400

Date Opened: 06/30/2022

Site Address:
Oftedal Construction, Inc.
10755 Sheridan Lake Road
Rapid City, SD 57702

Mailing Address:
2376 Seven Mile Road, Casper, WY 82604

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/2022

Emphasis: N:Heatnep, L:Workzone

Case Closed: 10/30/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1913110	Yes
Accident	1949987

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$13,052	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,052
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$12,000	$0	$12,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260020 B02	12/06/2022	10/02/2023	$12,000	$13,052	$0	12/29/2022	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 147511.015

Event: 06/29/2022

Employee is killed in work zone after run over by grader

At 8:00 a.m. on June 29, 2022, an employee, who worked as a Gravel Checker, was walking behind a Caterpillar 14H Model 1411 Motor Grader. The employee was walking across the work zone travelling from the south traffic lane of a roadway to the northeast non-traffic side of the road. The coworker operating the grader began to back up and struck the employee running him over with the left two rear tires and killing him.

Keywords: Abdomen, Abrasion, Backing Up, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Dislocated, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Grader, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Hip, Inattention, Internal Bleeding, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Pavement, Poor Visibility, Road Grader, Run Over, Struck By, Tire, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Wheel, Work Surface, Work zone

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1605316.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer

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