MEC&F Expert Engineers : 09/02/17

Saturday, September 2, 2017

SPEED KILLS: Five reckless people (including the reckless illegal driver Corravion Murphy, 15, Jaquerious Hegler, Marshawn Williams, 15, and Deztanee Cobb, 17) are dead after their speeding Dodge Charger left the road, hit trees and burst into flames in Kalamazoo Township, MI



This idiot black man, Corravion Murphy, did not even have a driver's license and yet he was driving at 100 mph! Thank god he killed himself in the crash. Four other black trash were also taken out, but they will reproduce more of the same trash anyway. Hopefully the tree was not damaged too bad.









Deztanee Cobb, 17
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COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Four of the five people who were killed in a fiery crash early Saturday morning just east of Kalamazoo have been identified.

The driver, 15-year-old Corravion Murphy — who due to his age did not yet have a driver’s license — and a passenger, Jaquerious Hegler, were identified by Corravion’s mother.

Late Sunday afternoon, Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas confirmed two other passengers as Deztanee Cobb, 17, and Marshawn Williams, 15. The fifth victim has not yet been identified.

The crash happened around 12:43 a.m. Saturday on E. Main Street, east of Sprinkle Road in Comstock Township.

Kalamazoo Township police say an officer parked on Fenimore Avenue near the E. Main Street intersection watched as a car going an estimated 100 mph passed him heading east on Main Street. The officer turned on his lights and sirens and attempted to catch up to the car, but lost sight of it shortly after.


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According to dashcam video released shortly after the crash, the car passed the officer parked on Fenimore Avenue at 12:42 a.m. The video’s timestamp reads an hour earlier, at 11:42 p.m.; however, investigators say it was an hour behind for some reason.

By the time the officer pulled on to E. Main Street and turned on his lights and siren, the car was already out of sight. Seven seconds after initiating his siren, the officer is heard on the video saying, “I’m trying to catch up to it.”

About 15 seconds after the radio communication, he turned off the lights and siren and continued eastbound. Undersheriff Matyas told 24 Hour News 8 the officer continued given the dangerous speed the car was traveling.

The officer arrived at the intersection of Sprinkle Rd. and E. Main St. at 12:43 a.m., where dashcam video shows the car had already crashed and was on fire.

The distance between where the car past the officer and where it crashed is approximately 1.5 miles. Matyas told 24 Hour News 8 that all five victims were killed on impact.

Sunday night, 24 Hour News 8 spoke with Corravion Murphy’s girlfriend, Kamarey Williams, who said they’d been dating more than a year. She said Corravion was taking driver’s education and wasn’t sure what caused the crash or why he was driving so fast.

Kamarey Williams with her late boyfriend, Corravion Williams (undated photo)

She believes it may have been peer pressure.

“Think about him every day,” she said. “It’s not something that’s going to ever go away. He’s going to forever be in my heart. Every day and I’m going to keep pushing to make him proud because I know he would want me to do be happy and proud and doing what I’m supposed to do.”

24 Hour News 8 also spoke with the mother of Deztanee Cobb on Sunday.

Tracey Taylor said her daughter was entering her senior year and was dual-enrolled at Kalamazoo Central High School and Kalamazoo Community College taking AP classes. Cobb also had two varsity letters in swimming and played softball, but couldn’t play sports her senior year due to an injury.

Taylor said Cobb just lost two friends who committed suicide last year and her sister, who died from childhood diabetes, adding that her daughter went to counseling to get through that tough year and that she wanted to be a child psychologist. Deztanee Cobb (undated photo)

Taylor also said Cobb, who she described as “loyal, loving and empathetic,” mentioned she was going to a party Friday night but it wasn’t alarmed when her daughter didn’t come home because she thought she was just staying a friend’s house overnight.

Funeral arrangements for the victims have not yet been announced.

A Kalamazoo Public Schools spokesperson told 24 Hour News 8 grief counselors will be made available as needed.



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Authorities begin identifying victims in fiery crash
by FOX 17 News, Updated September 4, 2017





KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities are beginning to release the identities of the five people killed in a fiery, high-speed crash in Kalamazoo Township.

Township police said in a news release Saturday that the five victims were riding in a Dodge Charger traveling about 100 mph when it crashed into a tree and burst into flames about 1 a.m. Saturday.

In an updated release from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, two of the victims were identified as Marshawn Williams, 15, and Deztanee Cobb, 17. It is expected that the remaining victims will be identified later this week.

Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas says he can’t speculate on the victims’ ages or genders because the scene is so “gruesome.”

A local pastor says the five victims are all believed to be teenagers, including one he had mentored.

An officer who spotted the speeding car turned on his lights and sirens, but quickly ended his pursuit because of safety concerns due to the car’s speed.

He spotted the crashed, burning car along a roadside shortly afterward.

A Michigan pastor says the victims are believed to have all been teenagers.

Strick Strickland is pastor of the Second Baptist Church and leader of the Kalamazoo area NAACP office. He says it’s his understanding that all the occupants of the car that crashed early Saturday were teens.

Police have not identified the five victims.

Strickland says he mentored one of them and he was a teen who attended an alternative school and played football.

He called the deadly crash “extremely tragic” and difficult to comprehend.



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5 dead in high-speed fiery crash in Kalamazoo County, MI

Updated on September 2, 2017

 By Mickey Ciokajlo


KALAMAZOO, MI -- Five people are dead after a speeding car left the road, hit trees and burst into flames, police said.

The crash occurred shortly before 1 a.m. near the intersection of Sprinkle Road and East Main Street in Kalamazoo Township, according to a release from township police.

As of 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, East Main Street east of Sprinkle Road remained closed, about six hours after the crash.

A township police officer saw the vehicle, a blue Dodge Charger, at 12:43 a.m. going about 100 mph in the 2000 block of East Main Street, police said. The officer radioed in the information and turned on his lights and sirens.

The officer lost sight of the Charger after it went around the curve near Humphrey Street.

"Accordingly, within a few blocks, the officer ceased his efforts to stop the Charger by shutting off his lights and siren and slowing his patrol car," the release says. "Concerned about the Charger's excessive speed, the officer continued to drive east on East Main. When he reached Sprinkle Road, he saw what appeared to be a fire on the north side of East Main, east of Sprinkle. The officer discovered the Charger had crashed into trees along the road was fully engulfed in fire."

Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Pali Matyas told MLive early Saturday morning that five people were confirmed dead in the vehicle.

"There's a rumor going around there was a chase," Matyas said. "There was no chase."

Matyas said authorities have not yet identified the five people.

"We don't know who these people are yet who were in the car," Matyas said. "We have not got positive identification on them yet."

The intersection of Sprinkle Road and East Main Street is closed until at least 8 a.m., and police ask motorists to avoid the area.


Most likely black trash were taken out on their own.  These "people" must have been drunk or on drugs as these types of high-speed crashes caused in the early a.m. hours by drunks or druggies.  Society will not miss these idiots, as we have many law-abiding citizens who want to live a good peaceful life without alcohol or drugs.

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COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo County sheriff’s deputies say five people were killed in a fiery crash early Saturday morning.

It happened around 12:43 a.m. on East Main Street, east of Sprinkle Road.

Kalamazoo Township police say an officer parked on Fenimore Avenue near the Main Street intersection watched as a car going an estimated 100 mph passed him heading east on Main St.. The officer turned on his lights and sirens and attempted to catch up to the car, but lost sight of it shortly after.

***WARNING: The dashcam video of the crash may be disturbing to some viewers***

According to dashcam video released shortly after the crash, the car passed the officer parked on Fenimore Ave. at 12:42 a.m. The video’s timestamp reads an hour earlier, at 11:42 p.m.; however, investigators say it was an hour behind for some reason.

By the time the officer pulled on to Main St. and turned on his lights and siren, the car was already out of sight. Seven seconds after initiating his siren, the officer is heard on the video saying, “I’m trying to catch up to it.”

About 15 seconds after the radio communication, he turned off the lights and siren and continued eastbound. Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas told 24 Hour News 8 the officer continued given the dangerous speed the car was traveling.

The officer arrived at the intersection of N. Sprinkle Rd. and E. Main St. at 12:43 a.m., where dashcam video shows the car had already crashed and was on fire.

The distance between where the car passed the officer and where it crashed is approximately 1.5 miles.

Undersheriff Paul Matyas tells 24 Hour News 8 that all five people in the vehicle were killed on impact. He said they are unlikely to have positive identification “for some time” due to the victims being engulfed by the fire, but they believe they know the identity of one of them. Their names will not be released until they are positively identified.

A spokesman for Kalamazoo Public Schools released a statement, saying, “We are deeply saddened by last night’s tragedy. Law enforcement indicates that victims have not been positively identified. We will have grief counselors as necessary in school.”

Matyas said deputies are aware of several posts on social media about possible victims, and the sheriff’s office has been contacted by about 20 families who believe the victims may be one of their loved ones.
East Main Street was closed between Sprinkle Road and 26th Street as the scene was investigation, but reopened around 8:30.

The crash remains under investigation by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.





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Five people were killed Saturday morning in Kalamazoo Township when a speeding vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree, catching fire.

According to a release from the township's police department, an on-duty officer spotted a blue Dodge Charger traveling at an estimated 100 m.p.h. along East Main Street at 12:43 a.m.

The officer lost sight of the fleeing vehicle when it went around a curve near Humphrey Street. When officers turned the same curve, the Charger was gone. Police ceased efforts to stop the vehicle by turning off the cruiser's lights and sirens.

The officer soon discovered the vehicle fully engulfed in flames on East Main near Sprinkle Road. The incident was captured on dashcam and can be viewed above.

In an interview with WOOD TV8, Undersheriff Paul Matyas reported that five people were killed on impact. One of the victims has been identified, but their name has not been released.

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation.


A female employee of United Airlines was seriously injured in the head after she was struck by an airline propeller at Newark Liberty International Airport.






NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Authorities say a worker was struck and seriously injured by a moving airline propeller at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police department spokesman Joseph Pentangelo says the accident occurred around 2:20 a.m. Saturday in a maintenance area of the airport across from Terminal A. But further details were not immediately available.


The injured woman, a 54-year-old Orange resident who works for United Airlines, was taken to University Hospital with a serious head injury.

Officials say the accident didn’t disrupt airport operations.

Authorities say the plane was not on a runway at the time of the accident, which remains under investigation.

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A United Airlines employee was critically injured early Saturday when she was struck in the head by a spinning airplane propeller at Newark Liberty International Airport, officials said.

The 54-year-old woman, from Orange, NJ, was whacked by the whirling blade opposite the Terminal A maintenance area at around 2:20 a.m., according to a Port Authority Police spokesman.

It was unclear where the woman was standing when the injury occurred.

She was rushed to University Hospital in Newark with a serious head injury, the spokesman said.

The plane was not on a runway at the time of the incident and airport operations were not disrupted.

The massive 4-alarm fire that destroyed Nolan’s on Canandaigua Lake in New York was caused by a burner on the kitchen stove that had been left on for a prolonged period of time












September 1, 2017

Canandaigua, NY



A surveillance camera inside Nolan’s on Canandaigua Lake and was able to help investigators pinpoint the time and cause of the fire that destroyed the restaurant.

A five member-team of Canandaigua firefighters and police officers, along with members of the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, began investigating the July 13 fire within hours of its discovery by a passerby and released their findings Thursday that the fire started at 4:34 a.m. After a burner on the stove had been left on for a prolonged period of time.

Further details were released Friday at the police station by Police Chief Stephen Hedworth, Acting Fire Chief Ben Cramer and City Manager John Goodwin.

Hedworth said it was fortunate the business owners, Nick Violas and Kate Nolan, had the surveillance camera in the restaurant and that it survived the blaze.

Goodwin said the city is pursuing a Community Development Block Grant to help the owners rebuild.





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A four-alarm fire that destroyed a popular Canandaigua restaurant in July has been ruled accidental, authorities announced Thursday.

The fire leveled Nolan's Restaurant, 726 S. Main St., on July 13. Owners have vowed to rebuild.

At a press conference Friday, City Manager John Goodwin said Nolan's owners are working with the city to apply for a community development block grant. The community of Canandaigua is supportive, "the community has shown, we come together," in hard times, Goodwin said.

The Canandaigua police and fire departments handled the investigation. They were assisted by the state's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. The fire started in the kitchen area of the restaurant, "specifically from the burner of the stove being left in the on position for a prolonged period of time," a release stated.


The fire started at 4:34 a.m. in the kitchen, authorities said, and then it moved to the oven hood and the ceiling area of the kitchen. A civilian reported the fire at 5:25 a.m.

Firefighters and police arrived within four minutes and "found the inside of the structure engulfed in smoke," according to the release.

Because of the building's age and state fire codes, the fire alarm system inside of Nolan's was not required to be an outside alerting system. Acting Fire Chief Cramer said like other old buildings the structure was grandfathered in.

The fire was deemed under control four hours later, though crews remained at the scene for much of the day. No injuries were reported.

"Thankful that no one was injured," Canandaigua Police Chief Stephen Hedworth said. "Sometimes bad things happen for no good reason."

"Some of us stood in shock, while most of us attempted to fight back the tears as we watched all of our hard work fall one piece at a time," Nolan's co-owner Nick Violas said via a Facebook post. "It was horrifying and it was surreal."

Violas said they plan to rebuild on South Main Street with a goal of re-opening by April 2018. In the meantime, full-time restaurant employees will work at Nolan's at the Canandaigua Country Club for the remainder of the summer. The catering business is still "going strong," he added.

OSHA is investigating a Friday morning ammonia leak at the Brookshire's Warehouse in Tyler, Texas where at least 10 people were injured








TYLER, TX (KLTV) -

UPDATE 4:35 p.m.: Brookshire Grocery Company released a statement about the ammonia leak that occurred on Friday morning:


Brookshire Grocery Co. is confirming an ammonia leak occurred Friday morning. The leak was quickly contained at the company’s distribution center located at 1600 WSW Loop 323 in Tyler. The safety and well-being of employees and the community are the company’s highest priority. BGC’s adherence to incident response protocol kept the situation from escalating or causing serious harm. Although a few people received medical attention, there were no serious injuries. The distribution center was reopened by 10 a.m. and the company has resumed normal operations. BGC would like to recognize the Tyler fire, police and medical first responders for their quick response in arriving on scene and helping to ensure safety.

UPDATE 4 p.m.: OSHA has confirmed it is investigating a Friday morning ammonia leak at the Brookshire's Warehouse in Tyler.

Several people were injured from an ammonia leak at the Brookshire's Warehouse Friday morning.

UPDATE 2 p.m.: CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler says it has received a total of 7 patients today due to the leak. All have been treated and released.

UPDATE 10:45 a.m.: Just before 11 a.m. Tyler Police gave the public the ok to return outside.

Tyler police say around 6:13 a.m. Tyler Fire crews, Tyler police, and EMS responded to the Brookshire's Warehouse in the 1600 block of SW Loop 323 on reports of an ammonia leak.

Tyler Police Public Information Officer Don Martin says the ammonia leak has been contained at this time. Employees were removed from the complex.

Brookshire Grocery Company stated in a press release, "It was determined that the leak occurred early this morning at a refrigerated warehouse and local authorities were notified immediately. HAZMAT teams with the Tyler Fire Department, Police Department and EMS responded and were working to notify residents and businesses in the area."

“The safety and well-being of our employees and the community are our highest priority,” said Ellen Reynolds, communications director for the company. “We are working closely with the Tyler Fire, Police and Emergency First Responders to address the situation.”

Officials with ETMC say six people from Brookshire's were transported to local hospitals and several others patients were treated at the scene.

ETMC says the four patients taken to ETMC Tyler were treated and released this morning.

Grace Community elementary school is closed today due to the chemical spill.


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Businesses, homeowners, and school were forced to evacuate after an ammonia leak at the Brookshire Grocery Distribution Center in Tyler on Friday.

According to Dr. Jeffrey Lewin with UT Health Northeast, how much exposure a person has to ammonia will determine how damaging it will be.

“Certainly a longer duration of exposure to a higher concentration would be harmful,” Dr. Lewin said.

In a statement, Brookshire Grocery Company said that “The leak was quickly contained at the company’s distribution center” which reopened later that morning.

All 10 people injured in the accident were treated at local hospitals and released.

Minnesota OSHA issued three citations and $184,100 in penalties to Visu-Sewer Inc., in Saint Paul for safety violations when worker Thomas Oxendorf was killed after becoming entangled in sewer lining equipment.









Minnesota Cites Sewer Company for Safety Violations Following Worker Fatality





Minnesota OSHA issued three citations and $184,100 in penalties to Visu-Sewer Inc., in Saint Paul for safety violations when a worker was fatally injured after becoming entangled in sewer lining equipment. Inspectors determined that the company failed to train workers in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, did not equip a hydraulic roller to cut off power, and allowed workers to use equipment modified from the manufacturer’s specifications for safe operation.





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Woodbury police found a dead man at Carver Lake Park at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, after residents called 911 to report the worker in distress.

"Due to the nature of the work being done in the area the witnesses were unable to alert the other workers to the situation," Michelle Okada, Woodbury Public Safety spokeswoman, said in a press release Thursday. "When police arrived they found a worker had been entangled in equipment and materials."

The man, employed by Visu-Sewer Inc., was pronounced dead at the scene.

The city of Woodbury contracted Visu-Sewer, of Pewaukee, Wis., to facilitate rehabilitation of the sewer line in the southwest portion of the city and the current section of the project in Carver Lake Park was scheduled to be complete at the end of this week.

While foul play is not suspected, Woodbury Public Safety investigations, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office were on scene to investigate and determine the course of events.

The name of the deceased is not being released at this time, as appropriate notifications are being made, Okada said.

Visu-Sewer, which offers sewer inspection and maintenance service, was a pioneer of hydro-jet flushing and CCTV inspection in the mid- to late 1970s and is a well-established sewer inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation company. The business has grown to include rehab services such as chemical grouting, slip lining, manhole lining and fold and formed lining, according to its website.




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The name of the worker killed in an industrial accident last week was released Monday by Woodbury police.

Thomas Oxendorf, 55, of Oconomowoc, Wis., died in Carver Lake Park at about 12:30 p.m. March 22.

He was an employee of Visu-Sewer Inc., which had been contracted to repair a sewer line through the park.

According to police, Oxendorf was found “entangled in equipment and materials.” Police said foul play is not suspected.

Felker Brothers Corp., a Wisconsin manufacturer of steel pipes and tubes, faces $110,458 in proposed penalties after OSHA responded to a complaint and found 13 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Marshfield facility.











OSHA Cites Wisconsin Steel Pipe Manufacturer for Safety Hazards

MARSHFIELD, WI – A Wisconsin manufacturer of steel pipes and tubes faces $110,458 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors responded to a complaint and found 13 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Marshfield facility.

At least one employee at Felker Brothers Corp., was exposed to excessive levels of hexavalent chromium, which can cause serious health issues, and another worker suffered severe injuries after being struck by a moving piece of machinery, OSHA investigators determined.

“Welding and hot work on stainless steel, high chrome alloys, and chrome-coated metal is one of the most common ways workers are exposed to hexavalent chromium. Exposure can cause respiratory tract, skin, and eye irritation,” said OSHA Area Director Chad Greenwood, in Madison. “Companies must monitor their facilities to ensure workplace health and safety procedures are effective.”

In its investigation, OSHA determined that a grinder operator was exposed to hexavalent chromium at levels 1.78 percent higher than the permissible exposure limit. The company also reported a worker was hospitalized after suffering a shattered jaw and concussion when he was struck by a piece of machinery. OSHA found a lack of machine safety procedures including failing to adequately anchor equipment to the floor.

In addition, OSHA found the company used damaged cranes; altered forklifts without manufacturer’s approval; failed to inspect jacks, and allowed combustible materials to be stored within 35 feet of welding and hot work.

Felker Brothers Corp. manufactures and custom fabricates stainless steel pipe, tubes, and fittings at manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin and Kentucky.

The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities, or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA’s toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency’s Madison Area Office at 608-441-5388.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.

OSHA Cites First Dakota Enterprises Inc., a South Dakota Company, After Worker Buried in Trench Collapse




OSHA Cites South Dakota Company After Worker Buried in Trench Collapse

EMERY, SD – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited First Dakota Enterprises Inc., for failing to protect its workers from trench collapse hazards. The Fort Pierre-based company faces proposed penalties of $95,064.

On May 23, 2017, a 34-year-old worker was completely buried when the walls of a 14-foot trench collapsed around him. Co-workers quickly freed the victim’s head, which allowed him to breathe while emergency personnel worked for more than 30 minutes to free him.

OSHA investigators determined that First Dakota Enterprises Inc., failed to use a trench protective system or conduct regular site inspections to correct potentially hazardous conditions. OSHA cited the company, which was contracted by the City of Emery to replace the city’s main sewer and water lines, for two repeat and one serious safety violations.

Trench collapses are among the most dangerous hazards in the construction industry. As of June 1, 2017, 15 workers have died in trench collapses. In 2016, a total of 23 deaths occurred in trench and excavation operations.

“Trench collapses are preventable,” said OSHA Area Director Sheila Stanley in Sioux Falls. “It is critical that employers involved in excavation work review their safety procedures to ensure that employees are properly protected and trained. Had it not been for the heroic actions of these co-workers, this dangerous collapse may have ended in tragedy.”

Trenching standards require protective systems on trenches deeper than 5 feet, and soil and other materials kept at least 2 feet from the edge of a trench. OSHA offers a wide range of resources and guidance information on its trenching and excavations page. Learn more about OSHA’s e-tool for safe excavation and trenching.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.



Business Description
First Dakota Enterprises is located in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. This organization primarily operates in the New Construction, Single-family Houses business / industry within the Construction - General Contractors & Operative Builders sector. This organization has been operating for approximately 33 years. First Dakota Enterprises is estimated to generate $44.7 million in annual revenues, and employs approximately 30 people at this headquarters location.

Contact Information
First Dakota Enterprises, Inc.
1223 Salebarn Rd
Fort Pierre, SD 57532

Contact: Archie Baumann
Title: President
Phone: 605-223-9600
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