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DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.

TUSSING ROAD, PICKERINGTON, OH, 43147
Operated by FS KKR Capital Corp · 1 of 20 establishments
238910Site Preparation Contractors

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OSHA inspections
3
over 28 years
Violations
5
$19,000 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $19,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,116 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
5
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$19,000
$3,800 avg / violation
80% serious20% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $19,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0652 A0111$10,000Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1926.0020 B0111$3,500Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1926.0021 B06 I11$3,500Mar 1998Mar 1998
29 CFR 1926.0651 K0111$1,000Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1926.0651 D11$1,000Aug 1999Aug 1999

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2389 within OH. Peer group: 2,116 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $1,050
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Accident
1

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 DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. 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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 30, 1997EXCAVATION,TRENCH BOX,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,CAVE-INFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
23 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in OH — for FS KKR Capital Corp, not this location alone

Violations
26
Assessed penalties
$2,124

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other FS KKR Capital Corp operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 26 citations · 7S&S · $2,124 proposed / $2,124 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6145544
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2002YesModNegligence$201$201
6166635
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Jun 2004YesModNegligence$177$177
6167358
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2006YesModNegligence$165$165
6167357
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2006YesModNegligence$165$165
6148914
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Nov 2004YesModNegligence$154$154
6145547
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2002YesModNegligence$76$76
6145545
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2002YesModNegligence$76$76
6148915
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Nov 2004NoModNegligence$60$60
6166634
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Jun 2004NoModNegligence$60$60
6166633
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Jun 2004NoModNegligence$60$60
6166225
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Mar 2004NoModNegligence$60$60
6166224
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Mar 2004NoModNegligence$60$60
6148061
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148060
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148059
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148058
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148057
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148056
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148055
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoModNegligence$60$60
6148054
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
May 2003NoHighNegligence$60$60
6147235
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Sep 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
6145549
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
6145548
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
6145546
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Apr 2002NoModNegligence$55$55
7833101
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Jun 2000NoModNegligence$55$55
7833100
Darby Creek
Pickaway, OH
Jun 2000NoHighNegligence$55$55

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. 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 DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2003-02-04Planned11$1,000
1999-08-09Planned21$11,000
1997-12-30Accident22$7,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization FS KKR Capital Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of FS KKR Capital Corp across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. 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 FS KKR Capital Corp, which operates 20 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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Frequently asked

What is DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $19,000 in total penalties.
How does DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. operates in the site preparation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.
Has DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving DARBY CREEK EXCAVATING, INC..