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INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.

5720 E SCHAAF RD., INDEPENDENCE, OH, 44131
236210Industrial Building Construction
EIN 340938274

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OSHA inspections
4
over 51 years
Violations
11
$75 in penalties
Penalties
$75
$7 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $75 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,936 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
4
0.1 / yr · last 51 yrs
Violations
11
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$75
$7 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2362 within OH. Peer group: 2,936 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.6
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
1.0
vs industry
−0.9

Reported for 800 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
3
Referral
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 INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 0 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Dec 2011 – Jan 2012Commercial and Institutional Building Construction0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in OH — for INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC., not this location alone

Violations
57
Assessed penalties
$9,355

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 INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC. operations in the same state.

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC., not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC. locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for INDEPENDENCE 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 INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$14K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Justice
$14K
Largest awards
  • Department of Justice
    TRAILER FOR CAO, FCI MCDOWELL.
    contract · Last action 2008-03-19
    $14,000

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 236220 - COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2008-03-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-10-22Referral0$0
1976-07-28Planned2$0
1975-04-16Planned9$75
1974-07-22Planned0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INDEPENDENCE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.'s OSHA violation history?
INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $75 in total penalties.
How does INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC. operates in the industrial building construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. INDEPENDENCE EXCAVATING INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.56 compared to an industry average of 1.2.