JOLA AND SOPP EXCAVATING, INC.
HWY 25 AND MCNIVEN ROAD EAST, BUHL, MN 55713
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Apr 17, 2006#309984391Apr 17, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#309984391$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309984391
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 17, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2006
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Sharon Street And Monroe Avenue East, Buhl, MN 55713
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
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 6, 2002#305288060Jun 6, 2002Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#305288060$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305288060
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 6, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 6, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Jones Avenue And Wanless Street, Buhl, MN 55713
- 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.
May 10, 2001#302906110May 10, 2001Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#302906110$4504 viol.4 violations$450 in penalties
Inspection #302906110
Dates
- Opened
- May 10, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- May 10, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 24, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- Seville Avenue And Wanless Avenue, Buhl, MN 55713
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $250 | $250 | Jun 14, 2001 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.100 Head protection OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $100 | $100 | Jun 14, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.1053 Ladders (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261053 B01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $100 | $100 | Jun 14, 2001 | - | - |
Dec 2, 1996#126564707Dec 2, 1996FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#126564707$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126564707
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 2, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 14, 1997
- Closed
- Apr 14, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 25 And Mcniven Road East, Buhl, MN 55713
- 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.
Employee killed when crushed by dozer blade
Sep 3, 1996#126564442Sep 3, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#126564442$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126564442
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 3, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 1996
- Closed
- Sep 3, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Grant Street And Pennslyvania Avenue, Buhl, MN 55713
- 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.
Aug 25, 1992#111691663Aug 25, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111691663$7311 viol.1 violation$731 in penalties
Inspection #111691663
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 25, 1992
- Closed
- Oct 23, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $731
- Penalties on Record
- $731
- Site Address
- Grant St & Wobegon Ave, Buhl, MN 55713
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $731 | $731 | Oct 16, 1992 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
6 inspections, 1992 to 2006. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: water and sewer line and related structures construction reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%; NAICS 23711 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source