MERKEL CONSTRUCTION
WEST CENTURY & DRYSDALE DR, Bismarck, ND 58501
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Inspection records
Oct 1, 1987#101454601Oct 1, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#101454601$3602 viol.2 violations$360 in penalties
Inspection #101454601
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 1, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 1, 1987
- Closed
- Oct 30, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,800
- Penalties on Record
- $360
- Site Address
- Third Street Between Avenue A & Avenue B, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 B | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $360 | Oct 10, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 1987 | - | - |
Aug 19, 1987#101454858Aug 19, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#101454858$4901 viol.1 violation$490 in penalties
Inspection #101454858
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 19, 1987
- Closed
- Sep 14, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,960
- Penalties on Record
- $490
- Site Address
- Third Street Between Avenue A & Avenue B, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 B | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,960 | $490 | Aug 24, 1987 | - | - |
Jul 9, 1985#640987Jul 9, 1985Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#640987$8401 viol.1 violation$840 in penalties
Inspection #640987
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 9, 1985
- Closed
- Aug 6, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $840
- Penalties on Record
- $840
- Site Address
- 1000 Century Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 C | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $840 | $840 | Jul 15, 1985 | - | - |
Aug 9, 1984#1639566Aug 9, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#1639566$1203 viol.3 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #1639566
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 1984
- Closed
- Sep 12, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $120
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- Corner Of Memorial Hwy & S Hannifin St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05001A | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 I01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $120 | $120 | Aug 18, 1984 | - | - |
| 05001B | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 1984 | - | - |
| 05001C | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 E | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 1984 | - | - |
Aug 26, 1983#217793025Aug 26, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217793025$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217793025
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 1983
- Closed
- Aug 31, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Turn Pike And Divide, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 14, 1979#217787456Jun 14, 1979Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217787456$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217787456
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- West Century & Drysdale Dr, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 9, 1979#217787290May 9, 1979Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217787290$2401 viol.1 violation$240 in penalties
Inspection #217787290
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- May 9, 1979
- Closed
- Jun 19, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $240
- Penalties on Record
- $240
- Site Address
- Lovett Ave & Airport Road, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $240 | May 14, 1979 | - | - |
Aug 31, 1977#217796788Aug 31, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#217796788$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217796788
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 31, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- North 31st And Ave O, Bismarck, ND 58501
- 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.
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.
8 inspections, 1977 to 1987. 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.