Bowers Excavating Safety Record

Bismarck, ND · Construction

D

Above-average violation rate. This employer has more safety violations than most.

Last inspected 09/19/2023

Based on public OSHA records. How is this calculated? · Data updated March 2026

According to OSHA enforcement records, Bowers Excavating in Bismarck, North Dakota has 12 workplace safety violations across 9 inspections, with 5 classified as serious and $309,994 in total penalties. Safety grade: D (above-average violations). OSHA records span 2019 to 2023.

Bowers Excavating in Bismarck, North Dakota has received a D safety grade, indicating an above-average rate of workplace safety violations. Compared to other construction employers, this record reflects a higher-than-typical frequency or severity of OSHA citations. A D grade is assigned when the weighted violation score falls between 3.0 and 5.99 per inspection.

5 of the 12 total violations are classified as serious by OSHA. Employers with D grades have demonstrated patterns that warrant attention from both current and prospective employees. All workers have the right to a safe workplace under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and can file an OSHA complaint if they believe conditions are unsafe.

1.3 Bowers Excavating violations/inspection
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2.4 Construction avg
Below industry average
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6 Violations (5 yr)
7 Inspections (5 yr)
1 Serious (5 yr)
$300,000 Penalties (5 yr)
All-time record: 12 violations, $309,994 in penalties across 9 inspections
12 Total Violations
9 Total Inspections
5 Total Serious
$309,994 Total Penalties
Willful?
3 ($166,666)
Repeat?
2 ($33,334)
Serious?
1 ($100,000)
1926.0651 OSHA Standard
Cited in 3 inspections (5 total) since 2019
1926.0652 OSHA Standard
Cited in 3 inspections (3 total) since 2019
OSHA initially proposed $437,770 in penalties for Bowers Excavating, later reduced to $309,994 — a 29% reduction through informal settlement or contest. Learn how OSHA penalties work.
1926.0651 OSHA Standard
5 citations $133,334
1926.0652 OSHA Standard
3 citations $72,235
1926.1153 OSHA Standard
1 citation $446
1926.1053 OSHA Standard
1 citation
1926.0100 Fall Protection — Scope
1 citation $3,978

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No workplace accident investigations on file for Bowers Excavating in OSHA records.

DateTypeLocationViolationsPenalties
09/19/2023 Follow-Up? Bismarck, ND 0 $0
09/19/2023 Follow-Up? Bismarck, ND 0 $0
08/23/2023 Monitoring? Bismarck, ND 0 $0
05/19/2023 Monitoring? Bismarck, ND 0 $0
04/24/2023 Monitoring? Bismarck, ND 0 $0
10/18/2022 Complaint? Bismarck, ND 2 $150,000
09/21/2022 Planned? Bismarck, ND 4 $150,000
07/22/2019 Planned? Bismarck, ND 5 $9,547
06/18/2019 Complaint? Bismarck, ND 1 $446

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