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Establishment profile

DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

6439 GARNERS FERRY ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29209
923140Administration of Veterans' Affairs

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OSHA inspections
20
over 23 years
Violations
31
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 23 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 41 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
20
0.9 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
31
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$0
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
15 of 20
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 20

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0122Feb 2004Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IX11Dec 2018Dec 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1960.0008 C11Mar 2015Mar 2015
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I11Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.1025 H02 II11Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0211Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 II11Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311Oct 2012Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Nov 2011Nov 2011
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1025 H02 II11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1001 J03 V11Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.1025 H0111Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0038 F0111Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0038 B11Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.1047 J03 I11Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.1047 J03 IIA11Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 II11Feb 2004Feb 2004
29 CFR 1960.0028 D0311Feb 2004Feb 2004

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 9231 within SC. Peer group: 41 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
15
Follow-up
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed). 100% of this employer's reports came from a state-plan program.

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 4, 2018Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-10-03Programmed Related11$0
2018-09-26Monitoring0$0
2018-03-07Complaint0$0
2017-01-04Complaint0$0
2016-04-14Planned1$0
2014-11-06Complaint1$0
2014-05-14Complaint41$0
2014-03-19Complaint0$0
2012-08-20Complaint22$0
2011-12-22Follow-up0$0
2011-12-21Complaint0$0
2011-10-13Complaint11$0
2009-06-03Complaint4$0
2007-12-03Complaint4$0
2004-08-03Unprogrammed Other0$0
2003-10-08Complaint0$0
2003-09-08Complaint0$0
2003-08-14Complaint125$0
2002-12-18Complaint0$0
2002-11-26Complaint11$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 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.

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Frequently asked

What is DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS's OSHA violation history?
DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS's safety record compare to its industry?
DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS operates in the administration of veterans' affairs industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.