On October 31, 2018, OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (“CSHO”) Todd Brady was conducting trench and excavation worksite inspections, pursuant to OSHA’s national emphasis program, on Camp Pendleton in California. (Tr. 19, 40, 43). He was accompanied by a new CSHO, Adrian Miranda. (Tr. 40). Upon arriving, they drove by a work crew at an excavation site next to one of the main roads leading in/out of Camp Pendleton. (Tr. 41, 84-86). They proceeded to check-in at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Office to notify the Base Safety Officer of their presence, then returned to the excavation site to conduct an inspection. (Tr. 42). Based on information and observations gathered during the inspection, CSHO Brady concluded that Respondent committed four violations of various trenching and excavation regulations.