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CITY OF PORTSMOUTH

206 HIGH STREET, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23704
Operated by City of Portsmouth · 1 of 35 establishments
922120Police Protection

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OSHA inspections
9
over 40 years
Violations
6
$15,375 in penalties
Penalties
$15,375
$2,563 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $15,375 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 282 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.2 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
6
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$15,375
$2,563 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 9
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 9

44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $15,375 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
40.1-51.1.A11$15,375Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0141 B01 I11Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1926.0201 A0211Jun 2000Jun 2000
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111Oct 1996Oct 1996

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 9221 within VA. Peer group: 282 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
1.6
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
6.6
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 1,891 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
3
Referral
3

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in VA — for City of Portsmouth, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other City of Portsmouth locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-RC-142275Representation electionDec 2014Dec 2014ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$230K
Awards
5
Top agency
General Services Administration
$221K
Company-wide — CITY OF PORTSMOUTH (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$244K
Awards (all-time)
10

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
General Services Administration$221K
Department of Defense$8K
Largest awards
  • General Services Administration
    WATER AND SEWAGE SERVICES TO THE PORTSMOUTH FEDERAL BUILDING, VA0087ZZ LOCATED AT 431 CRAWFORD STREET, PORTSMOUTH VA 23705
    contract · Last action 2014-02-13
    $165,080
  • General Services Administration
    PROVIDE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FEE FOR WATER SERVICES TO THE PORTSMOUTH FEDERAL BUILDING, 431 CRAWFORD STREET, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
    contract · Last action 2012-07-19
    $49,732
  • General Services Administration
    FOR WATER / SEWAGE SERVICES AT BLDG. VA0087ZZ.
    contract · Last action 2008-07-17
    $6,539
  • Department of Defense
    CONCERT HALL VENUE RENTAL IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-04-03
    $4,228
  • Department of Defense
    RENTAL SERVICES FOR GRADUATION CEREMONY
    contract · Last action 2017-10-10
    $4,172

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 221310 - WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. Last action: 2017-10-10. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-08-07Referral22$15,375
2015-09-11Complaint0$0
2014-08-18Planned0$0
2014-06-04Complaint2$0
2006-01-20Planned0$0
2000-05-17Complaint11$0
1997-06-04Monitoring0$0
1996-09-12Referral11$0
1986-03-05Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH is one of 35 establishments rolled up under the parent organization City of Portsmouth.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of City of Portsmouth across all 35 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF PORTSMOUTH from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup City of Portsmouth, which operates 35 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CITY OF PORTSMOUTH's OSHA violation history?
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $15,375 in total penalties.
How does CITY OF PORTSMOUTH's safety record compare to its industry?
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH operates in the police protection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. CITY OF PORTSMOUTH's self-reported DART rate is 1.57 compared to an industry average of 2.7.