MILLSBORO, DE —
OSHA Inspection: GEORGE & LYNCH, INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of GEORGE & LYNCH, INC. in INTERSECTION OF NORWOOD LANE AND CHIEF LANE, MILLSBORO, DE 19966 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 348443623.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GEORGE & LYNCH, INC.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF NORWOOD LANE AND CHIEF LANE
- City
- MILLSBORO
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19966
- Mailing
- 150 LAFFERTY LANE, DOVER, DE 19901
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 175
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. a) Intersection of Norwood Lane and Chief Lane, Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about 08/14/2025, employees were exposed to crushing hazards when they performed force main bypass installation in an excavation where water was allowed to accumulate without any precautions in place to prevent the soil from falling into the excavation (soil had water flowing through it making it unstable).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $12,413 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures: a) Intersection of Norwood Lane and Chief Lane, Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about 08/14/2025, employees were exposed to caught-in/crushed-by hazards when they worked inside an excavation where the pavement was undermined without any type of protective system was in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12412.5
- — Z (S) $16550
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $35,748 · Current $26,811 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions were taken to ensure their safety: a) Intersection of Norwood Lane and Chief Lane, Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about 08/14/2025, employees were exposed to crushed-by/caught-in hazards when the competent person did not remove employees from an excavation when they worked in the excavation with class-C soil continually sloughing during the inspection. No protective system was in place to mitigate the hazards the employees were exposed to. George & Lynch was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.651(k)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1529326, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at North of the intersection of Piping Plover Drive and Widgeon Path, Millsboro, DE 19966.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $26811
- — Z (R) $35748
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2026
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $35,748 · Current $26,811 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 paragraph (b) or (c) of 29 CFR 1926.652. a) Intersection of Norwood Lane and Chief Lane, Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about 08/14/2025, employees were exposed to crushed-by/caught-in hazards when they worked in an excavation approximately 8 feet deep without an adequate protective system. George & Lynch was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.652(g)(1)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1529326, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at North of the intersection of Piping Plover Drive and Widgeon Path, Millsboro, DE 19966.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $26811
- — Z (R) $35748
1926.652 G01 III
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $35,748 · Current $26,811 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields: a) Intersection of Norwood Lane and Chief Lane, Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about 08/14/2025, employees were exposed to entrapment hazards when they performed force main bypass work in an excavation 8 feet deep without required protective equipment as the entered and exited the excavation. George & Lynch was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.652(g)(1)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1529326, citation number 1, item number 9 and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at North of the intersection of Piping Plover Drive and Widgeon Path, Millsboro, DE 19966.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $26811
- — Z (R) $35748
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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 348443623.
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