OSHA Inspection: DIRT DADDY, LLC

Issued

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person designated by the employer.  On or about December 5, 2025, at a site preparation worksite near S. Mingo Rd, employees performed land preparation work activities and the employer did not perform frequent and regular safety inspections of the worksite and the equipment being used by employees.

Issued

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  On or about December 5, 2025, at a site preparation worksite near S. Mingo Rd, the employer did not ensure employees operating a hydraulic boom excavator received instruction sufficient to control or eliminate hazards associated with hydraulic boom excavator operations.

Issued

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.50(c):  In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or physician, that is reasonably accessible in terms of time and distance to the worksite, which is available for the treatment of injured employees, a person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or equivalent training that can be verified by documentary evidence, was not available at the worksite to render first aid.  On or about December 5, 2025, at a remote preparation worksite near S. Mingo Rd, employees were performing site clearing operations at a remote location without a person trained and certified to render first aid.

Issued

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $33103.00 · Current $33103.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(3): Machinery, tool(s), material(s), or equipment which was not in compliance with the applicable requirement(s) of 29 CFR 1926 was not prohibited, and/or was not either identified as unsafe by tagging, or locking the controls to render them inoperable, or physically removed from its place of operation.  On or about December 5, 2025, and at times thereafter, at a site preparation worksite near S. Mingo Rd, the employer knowingly allowed employees to operate a hydraulic boom excavator, with a missing window located on the hydraulic boom side of the cab, during active dirt work operations.

Issued

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $709.00 · Current $709.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 through April 30.  On or about February 1, 2026, the employer did not post the OSHA 300A summary, or its equivalent, by February 1, 2026.

Issued

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $709.00 · Current $709.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  On or about December 5, 2025, the employer did not provide to OSHA, within four business hours of when they were requested, the OSHA 300 logs.