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PLATEAU EXCAVATION is a site preparation contractors employer in AUSTELL, GA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 3 violations and $3,740 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

PLATEAU EXCAVATION

375 LEE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, AUSTELL, GA, 30168

Parent: STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. (290 locations)

238910 Top companies in Site Preparation Contractors

950 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
3 violations
$3,740 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.5
Industry Avg DART
1
Self-Reported DART
0.2
Self-Reported TRIR
0.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
3
Total Penalties
$3,740
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$10,968.21
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
21 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
67% serious$1,247 avg per violation$3,740 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$1,371
Avg Back Wages / Case
$10,968
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$14,708.21 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-1.2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.8
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

85%
Worse than most peers
vs 1,033 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
81%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1013537
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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SEC Enforcement(3)

$838,285 totallast: 2020-01-16

SEC Litigation Releases filed against STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

PLATEAU EXCAVATION is one of 290 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.. STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. is a SEC public reporter (STRL), with most recent reported revenue of $2.5B and 4,400 employees.

Federal enforcement records on PLATEAU EXCAVATION represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. across all 290 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

Other employers in Site Preparation Contractors within GA

Industry context

Within the site preparation contractors industry in GA, PLATEAU EXCAVATION ranks in the 85th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 1,033 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 81th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.5 for the site preparation contractors sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1. PLATEAU EXCAVATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.17, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PLATEAU EXCAVATION's OSHA violation history?
PLATEAU EXCAVATION has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $3,740 in total penalties.
How does PLATEAU EXCAVATION's safety record compare to its industry?
PLATEAU EXCAVATION operates in the site preparation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. PLATEAU EXCAVATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.17 compared to an industry average of 1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PLATEAU EXCAVATION of AUSTELL, GA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. PLATEAU EXCAVATION resolves to the parent rollup STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., which operates 290 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if PLATEAU EXCAVATIONoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.