E-Z EXCAVATING
120TH AND WASHINGTON, THORNTON, CO 80241
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Inspection records
Jul 28, 2022#346111123Jul 28, 2022Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#346111123$13,0522 viol.2 violations$13,052 in penalties
Inspection #346111123
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 2022
- Final Order
- Feb 2, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 17, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,052
- Penalties on Record
- $13,052
- Site Address
- Southwest Corner At The Intersection Of W. 169th Ave. & Co. Rd. 7, Thornton, CO 80023
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $13,052 | $0 | Jan 26, 2023 | - | Feb 2, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $13,052 | Jan 26, 2023 | - | Feb 2, 2023 |
Apr 20, 1995#116180746Apr 20, 1995Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#116180746$7,3752 viol.2 violations$7,375 in penalties
Inspection #116180746
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 20, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 9, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 28, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,375
- Penalties on Record
- $7,375
- Site Address
- 120th And Washington, Thornton, CO 80241
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $375 | $375 | May 19, 1995 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $28,000 | $7,000 | May 19, 1995 | - | - |
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About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 1995 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: site preparation contractors reported 1.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.6%; NAICS 23891 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source