PRAIRIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, PRAIRIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at WEST TURKEY LAKE ROAD, ORLANDO, FL 32819 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 12 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $170,300.00. The inspection case was opened on 1998-03-23.

This facility represents one of the most severe enforcement actions in the OSHA SVEP database. Willful violations combined with penalties exceeding $100,000 indicate a pattern of deliberate non-compliance that poses an imminent danger to workers.

State Context: Within FL, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 80,682 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,815.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 12 citations spanning 5 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 6 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 6 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning April 8, 1998 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 2, 1998. Of the 12 total citations, 1 (8%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $170,300.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $14,191.67 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Prairie Construction Company, Inc. reveals a catastrophic breakdown in trenching safety protocols, characterized