SHERMAN EXCAVATING INC
17TH AVE LINDEWOOD DRIVE, Fargo, ND 58102
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Inspection records
Apr 28, 2000#300242260Apr 28, 2000Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#300242260$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300242260
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 28, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 28, 2000
- Closed
- Apr 28, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 23rd Avenue & 33rd Street, Fargo, ND 58102
- 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.
Apr 22, 1998#300236726Apr 22, 1998Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#300236726$3,0003 viol.3 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #300236726
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 22, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 22, 1998
- Closed
- Jun 24, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 1602 32nd Avenue, Fargo, ND 58102
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 19, 1998 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | $2,000 | May 19, 1998 | - | - |
Oct 29, 1997#300235967Oct 29, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#300235967$1,3132 viol.2 violations$1,313 in penalties
Inspection #300235967
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 1997
- Closed
- Jan 14, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 19
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $1,313
- Site Address
- 25th & 30th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.100 Head Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $375 | $263 | Nov 20, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,500 | $1,050 | Nov 20, 1997 | - | - |
Sep 15, 1989#101458958Sep 15, 1989Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#101458958$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101458958
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 1989
- Closed
- Nov 8, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 25th & 30th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.100 Head Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 H | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 18, 1989 | - | - |
Jun 27, 1979#217787522Jun 27, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217787522$2252 viol.2 violations$225 in penalties
Inspection #217787522
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 27, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 1979
- Contested
- Jul 15, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 14, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $225
- Site Address
- 17th Ave Lindewood Drive, Fargo, ND 58102
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jul 15, 1979. Final orders are recorded through Feb 4, 1980. 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 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C | Serious | 1 | - | $450 | $225 | Jul 1, 1979 | Jul 15, 1979 | Feb 4, 1980 |
| 03001 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 A09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1979 | - | - |
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.
5 inspections, 1979 to 2000. 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.