Establishment profile
DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC
1420 CLARION STREET, READING, PA, 19601
Operated by Empire Group · 1 of 2 establishments
484220 — Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
Summary
DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 13 years of recorded history, with $9,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $9,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IX | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
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 in NAICS 4842 within PA. Peer group: 119 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 50 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.
Industry benchmark
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
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 DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, 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 DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of JusticeEMERGENCY REPAIR STORM DRAIN AT FCI SCHUYLKILL, PENNSYLVANIAcontract · Last action 2012-05-02$189,790
- Department of JusticeIGF::OT::IGF EMERGENCY REPAIR OF WATER LEAK FOR FCI SCHUYLKILL, PENNSYLVANIA.contract · Last action 2013-05-01$78,966
- Department of JusticeIGF::OT::IGF EMERGENCY REPAIR OF FOOD SERVICE DRAIN FOR FCI SCHUYLKILL, PENNSYLVANIA.contract · Last action 2013-02-04$43,569
- Department of JusticeIGF::OT::IGF EMERGENCY REPAIR AND EVALUATION OF LEAK WITHIN THE FCI CENTRAL UNDERGROUND HEATING SYSTEM, LOCATED WITHIN A HAZARDOUS CONFINED SPACE.contract · Last action 2013-03-19$2,936
- Department of JusticeIGF::OT::IGF WATER LINES IN FOOD SERVICEcontract · Last action 2012-12-21$2,350
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 237110 - WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2013-05-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-26 | Complaint | 10 | 6 | $9,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Empire Group.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Empire Group across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All Empire Group locationsParent rollup
- Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, LocalAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Specialized Freight (except in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, 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 Empire Group, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC's OSHA violation history?
- DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 10 violations and $9,000 in total penalties.
- How does DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC operates in the specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. DELAWARE VALLEY CONTRACTORS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.98 compared to an industry average of 1.6.