COOPERATIVE POWER ASSOCIATION
COAL CREEK STATION, Underwood, ND 58576
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Inspection records
Apr 27, 1989#100760065Apr 27, 1989Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#100760065$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100760065
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 27, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 27, 1989
- Closed
- May 9, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND 58576
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jan 6, 1989#100928837Jan 6, 1989FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#100928837$87016 viol.16 violations$870 in penalties
Inspection #100928837
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 6, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 27, 1989
- Closed
- May 1, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 254
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 15 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,740
- Penalties on Record
- $870
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND 58576
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Crushed by moving elevator
Violations
Violation list (10 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $300 | $150 | Mar 6, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $300 | $150 | Feb 14, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 5 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D02 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Serious | 4 | 4 | $240 | $120 | Mar 6, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 23 | 24 | $300 | $150 | Apr 6, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $120 | $60 | Feb 14, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 1989 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $180 | $90 | Feb 14, 1989 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 3 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1989 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 28, 1981#217803436Oct 28, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#217803436$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217803436
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 28, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 30, 1981
- Closed
- Dec 7, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND 58576
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 23, 1981#217814953Jun 23, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217814953$07 viol.7 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217814953
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 1981
- Closed
- Oct 5, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND 58576
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04001 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 A04 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1981 | - | - |
| 04002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 04003 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 E01 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 22, 1981 | - | - |
| 04004 | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 04005 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 04006 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1981 | - | - |
| 04007 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J01 IV | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 24, 1981 | - | - |
Sep 15, 1980#217789015Sep 15, 1980Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#217789015$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217789015
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 1980
- Closed
- Nov 14, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 235
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Power Station, Underwood, ND 58576
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1980 to 1989. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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