SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC is a water and sewer line and related structures construction employer in CHESTER, VA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $0 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC

11701 IRONBRIDGE ROAD, CHESTER, VA, 23831

237110 — Top companies in Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

EIN: 204124534

127 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

1 violation

Violations across 3 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

1.9

Industry Avg DART

1.1

Self-Reported DART

0.7

Self-Reported TRIR

0.7

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

$1,025.33

MSHA Violations

MSHA Penalties

$278

Data Insights

History Span

14 years

Last Activity

6yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.2/yr

Violation Rate

0.1/yr

Avg Back Wages / Employee

$256

Avg Back Wages / Case

$1,025

Active Agencies:

OSHAWHDMSHA$1,303.33 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-1.2

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-0.4

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

66%

Above average violations

vs 2,300 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Inspection Frequency Percentile

94%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

1787161

Operation Type

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the water and sewer line and related structures construction industry in VA, SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC ranks in the 66th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 2,300 comparable establishments.

Inspection frequency ranks in the 94th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the water and sewer line and related structures construction sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1. SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.71, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC's OSHA violation history?: SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
How does SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record compare to its industry?: SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC operates in the water and sewer line and related structures construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.71 compared to an industry average of 1.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHOOSMITH CONSTRUCTION INC of CHESTER, VA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, MSHA mine safety enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

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