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TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON

455 FERRY ST, SOUTH BOSTON, VA, 24592
Operated by Town of South Boston · 1 of 2 establishments
921190Other General Government Support

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OSHA inspections
4
over 30 years
Violations
16
Penalties
$0
$0 avg

Summary

TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 30 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 729 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON 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
4
0.1 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
16
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$0
81% serious19% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 4

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Aug 2001May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422Aug 2001May 2012
RVSG0050 A11May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0157 F0211Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 D0311Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0111Aug 2001Aug 2001

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 9211 within VA. Peer group: 729 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
89th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. 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
4

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 TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. 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 TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-10-29Planned0$0
2012-05-01Planned43$0
2001-07-03Planned1210$0
1996-03-19Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Town of South Boston.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Town of South Boston across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other general government support within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Town of South Boston, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON 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 Town of South Boston, which operates 2 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 TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON's OSHA violation history?
TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON's safety record compare to its industry?
TOWN OF SOUTH BOSTON operates in the other general government support industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.