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Maxcy Hicks - Sons: OSHA inspections and violations

New Zion, South Carolina · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

2inspections
1citation items
$625current penalties
Jan 21, 2026last inspection

Maxcy Hicks - Sons has 2 OSHA inspections on record in South Carolina, the first in 2025.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 21, 2026 to follow up on an earlier case, in New Zion.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $625 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Maxcy Hicks - Sons averages $625 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Maxcy Hicks - Sons: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348700022 OPENED JAN 21, 2026Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 18, 2026

Big Swamp Road And Bass Road, New Zion, SC 29111 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347964355 OPENED JAN 6, 2025Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed May 18, 2026

Big Swamp Road And Bass Road, New Zion, SC 29111 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 2, 2025 (fatal): Employee is struck by front-end loader, later dies

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 2, 2025, an operator was using a Hitachi 150 front-end loader to clean a road of excess dirt after completing a water line repair. While reversing the machine, the operator heard yelling, stopped, and pulled forward, striking Employee #1 with the loader. Employee #1 later died from his injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$625$625Jun 3, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

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