Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
5,197,549Inspections Most recent open 2026-08-27 Last loaded 2026-08-31

OSHA Inspection: PAUL FOX & SONS EXCAVATING, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PAUL FOX & SONS EXCAVATING, INC. in 222 MCDONOUGH, SANDUSKY, OH 44870 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339686537.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

Watch Paul FOX & Sons Excavating, INC. for free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for Paul FOX & Sons Excavating, INC. is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.
Site address
222 MCDONOUGH
City
SANDUSKY
State
OH
ZIP
44870
Mailing
3501 HAYES AVE., SANDUSKY, OH 44870
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
4
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 30, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    a)  Paul Fox & Sons Excavating Inc. on or about April 18, 2014 at the address of 222 McDonough St. Sandusky, OH: The employer failed to ensure a safe means of egress, such as a ladder was provided to employees installing sanitary pipe in a 7 ft. deep trench.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1224
  • · Z (S) $2040

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 30, 2014
Abate by
May 9, 2014
Penalty
Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c).     (a)  Paul Fox & Sons Excavating Inc. on or about April 18, 2014 at the address of 222 McDonough St. Sandusky, OH: The employer failed to ensure employees were adequately protected from cave-ins while installing a residential sanitary line in a 7 ft deep unprotected trench.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1224
  • · Z (S) $2040

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339686537.

Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.