EMPIRE WRECKING COMPANY
SPRING VALLEY & NOLAN STREETS, READING, PA 19605 · NAICS 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
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Inspection records
Mar 25, 2023#346592611Mar 25, 2023Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#346592611$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346592611
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 21, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 77 S. 2nd Avenue, Reading, PA 19601
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 30, 1991#102701950Apr 30, 1991Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#102701950$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102701950
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 1991
- Closed
- Aug 20, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Spring Valley & Nolan Streets, Reading, PA 19605
- Industry
- 238910 Site Preparation Contractors
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Nov 5, 1987#100383892Nov 5, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#100383892$3001 viol.1 violation$300 in penalties
Inspection #100383892
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 5, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 5, 1987
- Closed
- Dec 3, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- Fritz Island Wastewater Treatment Facility, Reading, PA 19601
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $300 | $300 | Nov 22, 1987 | - | - |
May 22, 1986#100414267May 22, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#100414267$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100414267
Dates
- Opened
- May 22, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- May 22, 1986
- Closed
- Oct 30, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 101 North 5th St., Reading, PA 19602
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.152 OSHA citation code: 19260152 A01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.350 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260350 A09 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 6, 1986 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 B07 | Other | 2 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jul 9, 1986 | - | - |
Jun 25, 1982#12566261Jun 25, 1982Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12566261$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12566261
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 1982
- Closed
- Jul 2, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Airport Industrial Park Rt 183, Reading, PA 19602
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
5 inspections, 1982 to 2023. 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.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Specialty Trade Contractors, 551,857 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
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