PIPELINE UTILITIES, INC.
ERWIN RD. AT OLD OXFORD RD., CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514
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Inspection records
Jul 10, 2019#344141023Jul 10, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344141023$8,4002 viol.2 violations$8,400 in penalties
Inspection #344141023
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 31, 2019
- Contested
- Jan 10, 2020
- Final Order
- Oct 6, 2020
- Closed
- Dec 10, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,400
- Penalties on Record
- $8,400
- Site Address
- 104 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer 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.
Two employees are injured when struck by support beam
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 K01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $4,200 | $4,200 | Nov 8, 2019 | Jan 10, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 D02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $4,200 | $4,200 | Nov 8, 2019 | Jan 10, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 |
Sep 2, 2003#306923608Sep 2, 2003Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Safety#306923608$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306923608
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 2, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 2003
- Closed
- Sep 4, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- S. Columibus St. & Mccauley St., Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 8, 1999#302872304Oct 8, 1999Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#302872304$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302872304
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 8, 1999
- Closed
- Oct 8, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 51
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ridge Rd. & Manning Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Oct 2, 1987#15300148Oct 2, 1987Programmed Related (I) · Complete scope, Safety#15300148$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #15300148
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 2, 1987
- Closed
- Mar 28, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Erwin Rd. At Old Oxford Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 I01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1987 | - | - |
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.
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.
4 inspections, 1987 to 2019. 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
BLS 2024 survey: water and sewer line and related structures construction reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%; NAICS 23711 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source