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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

VDOT CHESTER AREA HEADQUARTERS 2200 WEST HUNDRED ROAD, CHESTER, VA, 23831
Operated by Virginia Department of Transportation · 1 of 151 establishments
811111General Automotive Repair
EIN 546001730

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OSHA inspections
5
over 29 years
Violations
19
Penalties
$0
$0 avg

Summary

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 29 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,197 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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
5
0.2 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
19
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$0
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

80% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922May 1997May 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 IV11Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 5100.01 A11Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0253 B01 II11Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I11Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0111May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V11May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0611May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II11May 1997May 1997

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 8111 within VA. Peer group: 1,197 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
97th
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
0.5
vs industry
−0.6
TRIR
0.5
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 1,358 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.5
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
4
Referral
1

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 VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 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 VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-04-05Planned1$0
2007-06-13Planned32$0
2002-11-08Planned64$0
1999-09-15Referral0$0
1997-05-06Planned92$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION is one of 151 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Virginia Department of Transportation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Virginia Department of Transportation across all 151 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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 Virginia Department of Transportation, which operates 151 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 VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION's OSHA violation history?
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION's safety record compare to its industry?
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION operates in the general automotive repair industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.46 compared to an industry average of 1.1.