L H SOWLES CO
COAL CREEK STATION, Underwood, ND 58576
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Inspection records
Sep 21, 1978#217785328Sep 21, 1978Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217785328$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217785328
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 21, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 4, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 46
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.
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 12, 1977#217796739Aug 12, 1977Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217796739$1002 viol.2 violations$100 in penalties
Inspection #217796739
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 12, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 12, 1977
- Closed
- Sep 19, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $100
- Penalties on Record
- $100
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Power 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 A12 | Repeat | 1 | - | $100 | $100 | Aug 21, 1977 | - | - |
| 18001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 E04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 21, 1977 | - | - |
Jul 6, 1977#217812908Jul 6, 1977Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#217812908$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217812908
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 6, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station Power Plant, 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.
Jan 20, 1977#217812445Jan 20, 1977Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#217812445$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217812445
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 20, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 130
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.
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.
Aug 3, 1976#217811637Aug 3, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217811637$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217811637
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 3, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 3, 1976
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station Power Plant, 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.
Jul 26, 1976#217811629Jul 26, 1976Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#217811629$5,5003 viol.3 violations$5,500 in penalties
Inspection #217811629
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 26, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1976
- Contested
- Oct 15, 1976
- Closed
- Jun 2, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,500
- Site Address
- Coal Creek Station Power Plant, 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24001 | 1926.750 Steel Erection - Scope OSHA citation code: 19260750 B01 II | Serious | 1 | - | $1,000 | $750 | Oct 1, 1976 | Oct 15, 1976 | - |
| 24002 | 1926.105 Safety Nets OSHA citation code: 19260105 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $1,000 | $750 | Oct 1, 1976 | Oct 15, 1976 | - |
| 25001 | 1926.750 Steel Erection - Scope OSHA citation code: 19260750 B01 II | Willful | 1 | - | $5,000 | $4,000 | Oct 1, 1976 | Oct 15, 1976 | - |
Mar 22, 1976#217811140Mar 22, 1976Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#217811140$4,82517 viol.17 violations$4,825 in penalties
Inspection #217811140
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 22, 1976
- Contested
- Apr 15, 1976
- Closed
- Nov 30, 1976
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 65
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 17
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 4 repeat, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,680
- Penalties on Record
- $4,825
- Site Address
- Coal Creek 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.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 17 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 B01 | Other | 1 | - | $35 | $25 | Apr 7, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
| 13002 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria | Other | 1 | - | $35 | $25 | Apr 7, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
| 13003 | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 A | Other | 1 | - | $35 | $25 | Apr 7, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
| 13004 | 1926.51 Sanitation (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260051 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
| 13005 | 1926.50 Medical Services and First Aid (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260050 E | Other | 1 | - | $60 | $0 | Apr 13, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
| 13006 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 C02 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
| 13007 | 1926.402 Applicability (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260402 A08 | Other | 2 | - | $50 | $0 | Apr 7, 1976 | Apr 15, 1976 | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 17 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
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.
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.
7 inspections, 1976 to 1978. 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.