Establishment profile
DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
6439 GARNERS FERRY ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29209
923140 — Administration of Veterans' Affairs
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2004 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IX | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1960.0008 C | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2014 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J03 V | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1047 J03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1047 J03 IIA | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0137 B02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1960.0028 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2004 | Feb 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
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.
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
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
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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2018 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-03 | Programmed Related | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 2018-09-26 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-03-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-01-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-04-14 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-05-14 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $0 | |
| 2014-03-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-20 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $0 | |
| 2011-12-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-12-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-10-13 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 2009-06-03 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-12-03 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-08-03 | Unprogrammed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-10-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-09-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-08-14 | Complaint | 12 | 5 | $0 | |
| 2002-12-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-11-26 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $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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- 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.