MARV'S BACKHOE SERVICE INC
6903 21ST NE, TACOMA, WA 98421
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Inspection records
Jan 18, 2008#311627608Jan 18, 2008Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#311627608$7,00011 viol.11 violations$7,000 in penalties
Inspection #311627608
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 2008
- Contested
- Apr 11, 2008
- Final Order
- May 14, 2008
- Closed
- Jul 29, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 11 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $7,000
- Site Address
- 824 Tacoma Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer 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 (10 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550065701 OSHA citation code: 1550065701 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01002 | 1550065510 OSHA citation code: 1550065510 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01003 | 1550065503 OSHA citation code: 1550065503 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01004 | 1550020503 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $400 | $400 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01005 | 1550021501 OSHA citation code: 1550021501 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01006 | 1550030508 OSHA citation code: 1550030508 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $200 | $200 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01007 | 1550030505 OSHA citation code: 1550030505 A | Serious | 2 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01008A | 1550030504 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01008B | 1550030509 OSHA citation code: 1550030509 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| 01009 | 1550030503 OSHA citation code: 1550030503 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $200 | $200 | Jan 18, 2008 | Apr 11, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 11 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 18, 2004#307322180Feb 18, 2004Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#307322180$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307322180
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 18, 2004
- Closed
- Feb 18, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 719 North K St., Tacoma, WA 98444
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer 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.
Aug 15, 1997#115294779Aug 15, 1997Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#115294779$3405 viol.5 violations$340 in penalties
Inspection #115294779
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 15, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 15, 1997
- Contested
- Sep 12, 1997
- Final Order
- Oct 13, 1997
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $340
- Penalties on Record
- $340
- Site Address
- 9315 Portland Ave, Tacoma, WA 98445
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1550065701 OSHA citation code: 1550065701 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $340 | $340 | Aug 15, 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 |
| 01001B | 1550065508 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 |
| 02001A | 1550012505 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 13, 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 |
| 02001B | 1550012504 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 13, 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 |
| 02002 | 1550012001 OSHA citation code: 1550012001 B | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 |
Aug 4, 1995#115365751Aug 4, 1995Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#115365751$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115365751
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 4, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 4, 1995
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 915 Ridgewood, Tacoma, WA 98421
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550020006 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1550061002 OSHA citation code: 1550061002 F | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1550011002 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Sep 26, 1995 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $1,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | #115294779 | Sep 3, 1997 | $1,000 | Sep 12, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 |
Jan 31, 1990#111531737Jan 31, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111531737$7203 viol.3 violations$720 in penalties
Inspection #111531737
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 31, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 31, 1990
- Contested
- Mar 13, 1990
- Final Order
- May 27, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 28, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $720
- Penalties on Record
- $720
- Site Address
- 6903 21st Ne, Tacoma, WA 98421
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550065534 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $120 | $120 | Jan 31, 1990 | Mar 13, 1990 | May 27, 1990 |
| 02001 | 1550065505 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $480 | $480 | Jan 31, 1990 | Mar 13, 1990 | May 27, 1990 |
| 03001 | 1550065536 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $120 | $120 | Mar 2, 1990 | Mar 13, 1990 | May 27, 1990 |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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, 1990 to 2008. 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