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DHT Excavating: OSHA inspections and violations

Romulus, Michigan · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
4citation items
$1,350current penalties
Apr 7, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected DHT Excavating once in Michigan.

The inspection began on Apr 7, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Romulus.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,700 and now stand at $1,350, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and DHT Excavating averages $1,350 (1 cited inspection).

DHT Excavating: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348163304 OPENED APR 7, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2025

8227 Middlebelt Road, Romulus, MI 48174 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Serious$2,000$1,000May 9, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 408.40114(1)
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.41523(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 408.22141(1)
 Other-than-serious$700$350May 9, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i)

(9) Audible alarms. (i) All bidirectional machines, such as rollers, compacters, front-end loaders, bulldozers, and similar equipment, shall be equipped with a horn, distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, which shall be operated as needed when the machine is moving in either direction. The horn shall be maintained in an operative condition.

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