Construction · Norristown, PA
J & K Excavating
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $71,273 in back wages owed to 26 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
J & K Excavating in Norristown, PA has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $71K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($71K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
J & K Excavating in the Construction enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place J & K Excavating at rank #1,561 of 12,785 employers ($71,273 owed). J & K Excavating carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,561 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($71,273).
How J & K Excavating Compares
J & K Excavating in Norristown, PA has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Atlantic Doors & Hardware in Lake Worth, FL has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against J & K Excavating to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that J & K Excavating owed $71,273 in back wages to 26 employees across 1 case and 26 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Construction
How J & K Excavating compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | J & K Excavating | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
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What to do with this record
Use J & K Excavating's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare J & K Excavating against Hector Hernandez, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether J & K Excavating's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- J & K Excavating also carries $71,273 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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