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K & E EXCAVATING INC

682 AIRPORT RD SE, SALEM, OR, 97317
238910Site Preparation Contractors

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OSHA inspections
3
over 18 years
Violations
8
$475 in penalties
Penalties
$475
$59 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

K & E EXCAVATING INC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $475 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,773 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

K & E EXCAVATING INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
8
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$475
$59 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

67% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $475 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$325Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$150Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 L0111Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0111Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 7010.76506 D AI11Feb 2008Feb 2008

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2389 within OR. Peer group: 1,773 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $100
Inspection frequency
90th
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
0.8
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 233 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
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
2
Complaint
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 K & E EXCAVATING INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
11 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months 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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2014 – Apr 2016Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in OR — for K & E EXCAVATING INC, not this location alone

Violations
44
Assessed penalties
$12,014

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 K & E EXCAVATING INC 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. 44 citations · 6S&S · 14 contractor · $12,014 proposed / $12,013 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
9611419
Durkee Cement Plant
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Jun 2021YesHighNegligence$4,018$4,018
9504741
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jul 2020YesHighNegligence$1,166$1,166
9504739
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jul 2020YesHighNegligence$1,166$1,166
9611090
Durkee Cement Plant
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
May 2021YesModNegligence$487$487
8790750
Plant #1
Polk, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Jan 2015YesModNegligence$270$270
9617901
Portable 1
Deschutes, OR
Apr 2023NoModNegligence$159$159
6722145
Portable 1
Deschutes, OR
May 2023YesModNegligence$155$155
9891499
Portable 3
Deschutes, OR
Oct 2024NoModNegligence$147$147
8604135
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Aug 2024NoModNegligence$147$146
8604134
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Aug 2024NoModNegligence$147$147
8877367
Portable 2
Deschutes, OR
Oct 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
8877366
Portable 2
Deschutes, OR
Oct 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
8877365
Portable 1
Deschutes, OR
Oct 2023NoLowNegligence$143$143
6722676
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jul 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
6722146
Portable 1
Deschutes, OR
May 2023NoLowNegligence$143$143
8568501
Portable 1
Deschutes, OR
Apr 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
8568500
Portable 1
Deschutes, OR
Apr 2023NoModNegligence$143$143
9617715
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jun 2022NoModNegligence$133$133
9617131
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Feb 2022NoLowNegligence$133$133
9617130
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Feb 2022NoLowNegligence$133$133
9612432
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jun 2021NoModNegligence$125$125
9612431
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jun 2021NoModNegligence$125$125
9612430
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jun 2021NoModNegligence$125$125
9611093
Durkee Cement Plant
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
May 2021NoModNegligence$125$125
9611092
Durkee Cement Plant
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
May 2021NoModNegligence$125$125
9501495
Bonnanza
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Oct 2020NoModNegligence$123$123
9611002
Bonnanza
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Oct 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9504740
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jul 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9504738
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Jul 2020NoModNegligence$123$123
9611001
Bonnanza
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Jul 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9501500
Bonnanza
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Apr 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9504102
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Mar 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9504101
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Mar 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9439900
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Mar 2020NoLowNegligence$123$123
9501330
Bonnanza
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Oct 2019NoModNegligence$121$121
9376825
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Apr 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9376824
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Apr 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
9376823
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Apr 2019NoLowNegligence$121$121
8993662
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Aug 2018NoModNegligence$118$118
8993661
K & E Rock Products
Marion, OR
Aug 2018NoModNegligence$118$118
8790751
Plant #1
Polk, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Jan 2015NoLowNegligence$100$100
8790749
Plant #1
Polk, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Jan 2015NoModNegligence$100$100
8790716
Plant #2
Lane, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Dec 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
9611418
Durkee Cement Plant
Baker, OR
contractor: K & E Excavating Inc.
Jun 2021No

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 K & E 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 K & E EXCAVATING INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for K & E EXCAVATING INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
769479
Operation
A

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 K & E EXCAVATING INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-07-30Complaint0$0
2013-02-05Planned22$150
2007-11-02Planned6$325

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 K & E 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 K & E EXCAVATING INC's OSHA violation history?
K & E EXCAVATING INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $475 in total penalties.
How does K & E EXCAVATING INC's safety record compare to its industry?
K & E EXCAVATING INC operates in the site preparation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. K & E EXCAVATING INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.75 compared to an industry average of 1.