THE UNDERGROUND COMPANY LTD.
BETWEEN EUCLID/DOUGLAS FROM RIVER TO LOWER BEAVER, DES MOINES, IA 50313
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Inspection records
Jun 10, 2009#313423543Jun 10, 2009Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#313423543$5,2504 viol.4 violations$5,250 in penalties
Inspection #313423543
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 10, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 10, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 29, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,500
- Penalties on Record
- $5,250
- Site Address
- 3rd & Grand, Des Moines, IA 50319
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.100 Head protection OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $250 | Jul 24, 2009 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jul 24, 2009 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jul 24, 2009 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Jul 24, 2009 | - | - |
Oct 30, 2002#304795131Oct 30, 2002Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#304795131$1,0132 viol.2 violations$1,013 in penalties
Inspection #304795131
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 2002
- Closed
- Feb 17, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,025
- Penalties on Record
- $1,013
- Site Address
- 4229 Broadway, Des Moines, IA 50317
- 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.
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 J02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,125 | $563 | Dec 4, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 G01 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $900 | $450 | Dec 3, 2002 | - | - |
Jun 25, 2002#304796303Jun 25, 2002Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#304796303$1,2501 viol.1 violation$1,250 in penalties
Inspection #304796303
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 25, 2002
- Closed
- Aug 27, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,250
- Site Address
- 4198 Delaware Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50313
- 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.
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 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jul 25, 2002 | - | - |
May 18, 1998#300370327May 18, 1998Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#300370327$1,3752 viol.2 violations$1,375 in penalties
Inspection #300370327
Dates
- Opened
- May 18, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 15, 1998
- Closed
- Aug 31, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,750
- Penalties on Record
- $1,375
- Site Address
- S.e. 34th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | $687 | Jun 25, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | $688 | Jun 25, 1998 | - | - |
Oct 2, 1996#115073827Oct 2, 1996Referral (C) · No Inspection scope, Safety#115073827$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115073827
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 2, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 2, 1996
- Closed
- Oct 4, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Between Euclid/Douglas From River To Lower Beaver, Des Moines, IA 50313
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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.
5 inspections, 1996 to 2009. 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