Establishment profile
LIEBHERR AMERICA
4100 CHESTNUT AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23607
Operated by LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC
423810 — Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 540885749
Summary
LIEBHERR AMERICA has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $40,570 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 57th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 120 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
LIEBHERR AMERICA appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $40,570 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $13,840 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B04 | 1 | 1 | $8,910 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0135 A01 | 1 | 1 | $8,910 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $8,910 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 16VAC25-60-120 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4238 within VA. Peer group: 120 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 699 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
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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for LIEBHERR AMERICA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 LIEBHERR AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LIEBHERR AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LIEBHERR AMERICA. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC 4100 CHESTNUT AVENUE · NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23607 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | View → |
LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC 4100 AND 4850 CHESTNUT AVE · NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23607 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2021 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333120 - CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-04-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-18 | Referral | 5 | 4 | $40,570 | |
| 1983-01-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
LIEBHERR AMERICA is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- PIONEER MACHINERY LLCDRAPER — 1 federal enforcement record
- HAWKINS-GRAVES INCRUSTBURG — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC locationsParent rollup
- Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
- Construction and Mining in VAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LIEBHERR AMERICA from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 LIEBHERR-AMERICA INC.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is LIEBHERR AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
- LIEBHERR AMERICA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $40,570 in total penalties.
- How does LIEBHERR AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
- LIEBHERR AMERICA operates in the construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. LIEBHERR AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 1.93 compared to an industry average of 0.9.