M A MORTENSON
COAL CREEK STATION, Underwood, ND 58576
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Feb 1, 1979#217785617Feb 1, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#217785617$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217785617
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
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.
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.
Sep 21, 1978#217785211Sep 21, 1978Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217785211$6302 viol.2 violations$630 in penalties
Inspection #217785211
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 21, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 4, 1978
- Closed
- Feb 7, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 64
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $630
- Penalties on Record
- $630
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 A04 | Serious | 2 | - | $630 | $630 | Nov 25, 1978 | - | - |
| 06001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 25, 1978 | - | - |
Aug 1, 1977#217796689Aug 1, 1977Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217796689$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217796689
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 1, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 14, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Cool 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.
Jul 28, 1977#217812932Jul 28, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#217812932$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217812932
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 160
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.
Jul 6, 1977#217812916Jul 6, 1977Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#217812916$1,0002 viol.2 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #217812916
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 6, 1977
- Contested
- Aug 15, 1977
- Closed
- Jan 11, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,600
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Aug 15, 1977. Final orders are recorded through Feb 27, 1978. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 C13 | Willful | 2 | - | $3,600 | $1,000 | Jul 11, 1977 | Aug 15, 1977 | Feb 27, 1978 |
| 03001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 A13 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 11, 1977 | Aug 15, 1977 | - |
Apr 20, 1977#217812718Apr 20, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#217812718$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217812718
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 20, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 49
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.
Apr 14, 1977#217812650Apr 14, 1977Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217812650$8003 viol.3 violations$800 in penalties
Inspection #217812650
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 14, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 14, 1977
- Contested
- May 15, 1977
- Final Order
- Feb 27, 1978
- Closed
- Jan 11, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 49
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 C13 | Serious | 1 | - | $300 | $200 | Apr 18, 1977 | May 15, 1977 | Feb 27, 1978 |
| 01002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B01 | Serious | 3 | - | $600 | $300 | Apr 18, 1977 | May 15, 1977 | Feb 27, 1978 |
| 01003 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C | Serious | 1 | - | $600 | $300 | Apr 18, 1977 | May 15, 1977 | Feb 27, 1978 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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, 1977 to 1979. 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.