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PHC INC.
$10,400
penalties
7
viol.
3
insp.
Inspections
3
May 1996 to Apr 1997 · 3 safety, 0 health
Violations
7
across 3 inspections
Penalties on record
$10,400
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 5Willful 0Repeat 0Other 2

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Inspection records

Apr 16, 1997Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#301528402$01 viol.

Inspection #301528402

Dates

Opened
Apr 16, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Apr 21, 1997
Closed
May 13, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
12

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$2,000
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Oak & Marshall Sts., Wauseon, OH 43567
Industry
237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.1053
Ladders (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19261053 B06
Other11$2,000$0Apr 24, 1997--
Jun 27, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301525937$3,0002 viol.

Inspection #301525937

Dates

Opened
Jun 27, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Jun 27, 1996
Contested
Aug 9, 1996
Final Order
Jul 18, 1997
Closed
Aug 22, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
12
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 serious
Initial Penalties
$4,000
Penalties on Record
$3,000
Site Address
Oak & Marshall Sts., Wauseon, OH 43567
Industry
237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01
Serious12$2,000$1,500Jul 29, 1996Aug 9, 1996Jul 18, 1997
010021926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01
Serious12$2,000$1,500Jul 24, 1996Aug 9, 1996Jul 18, 1997
May 13, 1996Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#301525648$7,4004 viol.

Inspection #301525648

Dates

Opened
May 13, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Jun 27, 1996
Contested
Aug 9, 1996
Final Order
Jul 18, 1997
Closed
Aug 25, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
12
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
4
Violation Types
3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$30,000
Penalties on Record
$7,400
Site Address
Oak & Marshall Sts., Wauseon, OH 43567
Industry
237130 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

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.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationMay 10, 1996

Employee injured in sewer pipe explosion

Injury: Burn (Chemical)Body part: MultipleSource: Fire/SmokeEvent: Other

Violations

Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.21
Safety Training and Education
OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02
Other12$2,000$400Jul 18, 1997Aug 9, 1996Jul 18, 1997
010041926.1053
Ladders (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19261053 B16
Serious12$2,000$1,000Jul 24, 1996Aug 9, 1996Jul 18, 1997
020011926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 E02 I
Serious12$22,000$5,000Jul 24, 1996Aug 9, 1996Jul 18, 1997
030011926.1053
Ladders (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19261053 B06
Serious12$4,000$1,000Jul 24, 1996Aug 9, 1996Jul 18, 1997
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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.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

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.

Standards cited

1926.1053Ladders (Construction)3 citations · $2,000
1926.652Excavations - Protection of Employees2 citations · $6,500
1926.21Safety Training and Education1 citation · $400

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.3
Industry average1.6
Penalties per inspection
This employer$3,467
Industry average$2,255

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, 70,221 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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