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AMERICAN AIR SPECIALISTS OF MS, INC.
$39,800
penalties
6
viol.
3
insp.

AMERICAN AIR SPECIALISTS OF MS, INC.

223 J. M. INDUSTRIAL DR., HATTIESBURG, MS 39401NAICS 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspections
3
Feb 2003 to Sep 2008 · 3 safety, 0 health
Violations
6
across 3 inspections
Penalties on record
$39,800
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 5Willful 1Repeat 0Other 0

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Inspection records

Sep 19, 2008Follow-Up (F) · No Inspection scope, Safety#311416705$00 viol.

Inspection #311416705

Dates

Opened
Sep 19, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Sep 19, 2008
Closed
Sep 19, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
Not recorded

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
223 J. M. Industrial Dr., Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Industry
238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Mar 21, 2008FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#311414122$39,5005 viol.

Inspection #311414122

Dates

Opened
Mar 21, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Jul 21, 2008
Closed
Jun 30, 2009

Inspection

Advance Notice
Yes
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
5
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
5
Violation Types
4 serious, 1 willful
Initial Penalties
$65,450
Penalties on Record
$39,500
Site Address
223 J. M. Industrial Dr., Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Industry
238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

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.

FatalityMar 21, 2008

Employees killed in trenching accident

Injury: AsphyxiaBody part: Other Body SystemSource: Dirt/Sand/StoneEvent: Other3 injury lines on this record

Violations

Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.20
General Safety and Health Provisions
OSHA citation code: 19260020 B01
Serious42$4,900$2,900Sep 2, 2008--
010021926.21
Safety Training and Education
OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02
Serious44$4,900$2,900Aug 26, 2008--
010031926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 C02
Serious34$4,900$2,900Aug 21, 2008--
010041926.651
Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01
Serious11$1,750$800Aug 22, 2008--
020011926.652
Excavations - Protection of Employees
OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01
Willful34$49,000$30,000Aug 21, 2008--
Feb 25, 2003Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#304317910$3001 viol.

Inspection #304317910

Dates

Opened
Feb 25, 2003
Closing Conference Date
Feb 25, 2003
Closed
Mar 24, 2003

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
2

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$300
Penalties on Record
$300
Site Address
223 J. M. Industrial Dr., Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Industry
238990 All Other Specialty Trade 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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.451
Scaffolding - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19260451 F14
Serious11$300$300Mar 24, 2003--
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About these records

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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.

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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

1926.651Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements2 citations · $3,700
1926.20General Safety and Health Provisions1 citation · $2,900
1926.21Safety Training and Education1 citation · $2,900

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.0
Industry average2.1
Penalties per inspection
This employer$13,267
Industry average$2,540

Specialty Trade Contractors, 559,382 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: all other specialty trade contractors reported 1.6 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.5%; NAICS 23899 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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