Establishment profile
SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
20 MILES NORTHEAST, BURKE, SD, 57523
Operated by Knife River Corp · 1 of 192 establishments
EIN 460202320
Summary
SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $5,940 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 5,900 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 72nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 36 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $5,940 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0020 B04 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0106 D | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0550 A01 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0550 G02 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0550 G03 IIC | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0550 G05 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0028 A | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0106 A | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0106 C | 1 | 1 | $640 | Oct 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 C | 1 | 1 | $180 | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0021 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 I01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 E | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 H | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1987 | Aug 1987 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 5,900 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 210 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1989 | WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,DROWN,LOAD LINE,CRANE,WATERFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 36+ years. Most recent activity: 36 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-09-11 | Accident | 9 | 9 | $5,760 | |
| 1987-08-13 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $180 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY is one of 192 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Knife River Corp.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Knife River Corp across all 192 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Knife River Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HAWAIIAN CEMENTAIEA, HI — 4 federal enforcement records
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATIONBILLINGS, MT — 3 federal enforcement records
- CONNOLLY-PACIFIC COAVALON, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATIONLODI, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - NORTH CENTRALHARRIS, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - NORTH CENTRALSAUK RAPIDS, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- HAWAIIAN CEMENTHONOLULU, HI — 3 federal enforcement records
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - NORTH CENTRALLITTLE FALLS, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - NORTH CENTRALELK RIVER, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- HAWAIIAN CEMENTKAPOLEI, HI — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Knife River Corp locationsParent rollup
- Employers in SDState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Knife River Corp, which operates 192 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $5,940 in total penalties.
- Has SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SWEETMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.