CHESWOLD, DE —
OSHA Inspection: NICHOLS EXCAVATION, INC
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of NICHOLS EXCAVATION, INC in CORNER OF IGNEOUS ROCK RD AND LYNNBURY WOODS RD., CHESWOLD, DE 19936 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 348419664.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NICHOLS EXCAVATION, INC
- Site address
- CORNER OF IGNEOUS ROCK RD AND LYNNBURY WOODS RD.
- City
- CHESWOLD
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19936
- Mailing
- 324 MARKUS CT., NEWARK, DE 19713
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): Traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition, December 2009 (including Revision 1 dated May 2012 and Revision 2 dated May 2012) - see 1926.6: a) In the roadway Corner of Igneous Rock Rd and Lynnbury Woods Rd., Cheswold, DE 19936 - both North and South bound lanes: On or about 8/4/2025, employees were exposed to multiple hazards onsite including but not limited to struck by/ caught in when the traffic was required to stop to allow for large body trucks to enter/exit the site. This placed employees in the direct path of on coming traffic on a roadway within the work zone to perform lane closure operations to facilitate vehicles to enter/exit the site that did not direct the flow of traffic to prevent employee exposure to vehicular traffic according to Section 6H.13.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2837
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348419664.
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