State profile
Workplace enforcement
in Virginia.
Federal enforcement records for 155,710 employers across OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, SAM.gov, CMS, SEC, CPSC, and NHTSA — refreshed weekly to monthly per source.
VA
Employers155,710
OSHA violations350,197
Penalties$162.5M
Fatalities2,681
Summary
Federal records show 155,710 employers in Virginia with at least one enforcement footprint — totaling 350,197 OSHA violations and $162,481,818 in assessed penalties. 2,681 fatality investigations are on record. Wage and Hour Division has opened 8,670 cases against in-state employers, recovering $203,876,252 in back wages.
State totals
Employers
155,710
OSHA inspections
141,778
OSHA violations
350,197
Penalties
$162.5M
Fatality investigations
2,681
WHD cases
8,670
WHD back wages
$203.9M
Last refreshed
Sep 7
Most-cited employers
Ranked by OSHA violation count. Click any employer for full cross-agency enforcement history.
| # | Employer | City / Industry | Violations | Penalties | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORFOLK SHIPBUILDING AND DRYDOCK CO. | NORFOLK | 291 | $49,345 | 4 |
| 2 | THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY Parent: Goodyear | DANVILLE Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading) | 261 | $3,654,562 | 4 |
| 3 | COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC | NORFOLK Ship Building and Repairing | 225 | $274,940 | 5 |
| 4 | NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | PORTSMOUTH Ship Building and Repairing | 203 | $0 | 5 |
| 5 | WESTVACO, INC. | COVINGTON | 192 | $77,993 | 2 |
| 6 | AVTEX FIBERS FRONT ROYAL INC. | FRONT ROYAL | 174 | $111,000 | — |
| 7 | YOKOHAMA TIRE CORP. | SALEM Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading) | 173 | $351,555 | — |
| 8 | NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DR | Newport News | 170 | $836,390 | 7 |
| 9 | CRAFT MACHINE WORKS INC | HAMPTON Machine Shops | 166 | $156,925 | 1 |
| 10 | BALL LUMBER CO., INC. | MILLERS TAVERN | 157 | $12,911 | 1 |
| 11 | HANKINS & JOHANN INC | RICHMOND Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring | 153 | $7,988 | — |
| 12 | JOHNNY ASAL LUMBER COMPANY INC. | CUMBERLAND Sawmills | 149 | $20,518 | — |
| 13 | TOWN OF TAPPAHANNOCK Parent: Town of Tappahannock | TAPPAHANNOCK Other General Government Support | 148 | $0 | — |
| 14 | INDEPENDENCE LUMBER INC. | INDEPENDENCE Sawmills | 146 | $217,339 | 1 |
| 15 | DUNHAM-BUSH | HARRISONBURG | 143 | $72,833 | — |
| 16 | REHRIG INTERNATIONAL | RICHMOND | 139 | $17,330 | — |
| 17 | LYON SHIPYARD INC. | NORFOLK Ship Building and Repairing | 137 | $109,353 | — |
| 18 | SMITH-MIDLAND CORPORATION Parent: SMITH MIDLAND CORP | MIDLAND Other Concrete Product Manufacturing | 133 | $415,952 | 1 |
| 19 | OMEGA PROTEIN INC. | REEDVILLE Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing | 132 | $35,896 | — |
| 20 | AMELIA LUMBER COMPANY INC. | AMELIA COURT HOUSE Sawmills | 132 | $14,973 | 1 |
| 21 | AMERICAN STONE INC. | NEWINGTON Other Concrete Product Manufacturing | 118 | $29,610 | — |
| 22 | VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP. | ROANOKE Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing | 116 | $298,462 | — |
| 23 | OLD VIRGINIA BRICK | SALEM | 113 | $40,750 | — |
| 24 | FERGUSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY | SUFFOLK Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing | 113 | $16,230 | — |
| 25 | VIRGINIA PRECAST CORPORATION | ASHLAND | 112 | $6,115 | — |
| 26 | NAVY PUBLIC WORKS CENTER | NORFOLK | 112 | $0 | 2 |
| 27 | FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION Parent: Federal Mogul | BLACKSBURG | 111 | $82,524 | 1 |
| 28 | STANDARD PRODUCTS CO., INC. | REEDVILLE | 110 | $7,015 | — |
| 29 | HERMES ABRASIVES LTD | VIRGINIA BEACH Abrasive Product Manufacturing | 109 | $54,282 | — |
| 30 | OLD DOMINION PEANUT CORP | NORFOLK | 109 | $42,853 | — |
| 31 | SOUTHLAND PRODUCTS OF VIRGINIA, INC. | SKIPWITH Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 109 | $11,075 | — |
| 32 | STEVES & SONS INC Parent: Steves & Sons, Inc | SANDSTON Wood Window and Door Manufacturing | 108 | $13,480 | — |
| 33 | METRO MACHINE CORPORATION Parent: General Dynamics | NORFOLK | 107 | $4,740 | 1 |
| 34 | ROCK-TENN COMPANY | LYNCHBURG Paperboard Mills | 105 | $127,525 | — |
| 35 | SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE, INC. Parent: Southern States Cooperative Inc | CHESAPEAKE Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing | 105 | $64,621 | — |
| 36 | DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC. | NEWPORT NEWS Ship Building and Repairing | 105 | $31,720 | — |
| 37 | J.R.F. LIMITED, T/A WALKER IRON WORKS | WOODBRIDGE Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing | 104 | $15,920 | — |
| 38 | NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRYDOCK COMPANY | NEWPORT NEWS Ship Building and Repairing | 103 | $49,150 | 8 |
| 39 | MCQUAY INTERNATIONAL | VERONA Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 102 | $192,233 | 1 |
| 40 | BOLLING STEEL CO., INC. | SALEM Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing | 100 | $30,894 | — |
| 41 | AMADAS INDUSTRIES, INC. | SUFFOLK Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing | 99 | $33,883 | — |
| 42 | NATIONWIDE HOMES | MARTINSVILLE Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing | 97 | $384,456 | — |
| 43 | VAUGHAN-BASSETT FURNITURE COMPANY | GALAX Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing | 97 | $82,303 | — |
| 44 | U.S. MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND | QUANTICO | 97 | $0 | — |
| 45 | CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | CHESTERFIELD All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction | 97 | $0 | — |
| 46 | TRI-DIM FILTER CORPORATION Parent: Tri-Dim Filter Corporation(A Mann+Hummel Company) | LOUISA Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing | 96 | $32,007 | — |
| 47 | BOWMAN APPLE PRODUCTS INC. | MOUNT JACKSON Fruit and Vegetable Canning | 96 | $23,515 | 1 |
| 48 | BEST REPAIR CO INC | NORFOLK Motor and Generator Manufacturing | 96 | $10,651 | — |
| 49 | ADVEX CORPORATION | HAMPTON Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing | 95 | $72,273 | 1 |
| 50 | QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE CO., INC. | TAPPAHANOACK | 95 | $26,005 | — |
Fatality investigations
| Employer | City | Fatalities | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRYDOCK COMPANY | NEWPORT NEWS | 8 | 103 | $49,150 |
| NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DR | Newport News | 7 | 170 | $836,390 |
| INTERNATIONAL REINFORCED PLAST | Covington | 7 | 18 | $77,220 |
| COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC | NORFOLK | 5 | 225 | $274,940 |
| NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | PORTSMOUTH | 5 | 203 | $0 |
| AVTEX FIBERS, INC. | FRONT ROYAL | 5 | 42 | $6,670 |
| NORFOLK SHIPBUILDING AND DRYDOCK CO. | NORFOLK | 4 | 291 | $49,345 |
| THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY | DANVILLE | 4 | 261 | $3,654,562 |
| SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTH | SMITHFIELD | 4 | 65 | $319,513 |
| QUALICON CORPORATION | YORKTOWN | 4 | 1 | $125,000 |
| GREENWOOD CHEMICAL CO | GREENWOOD | 4 | 1 | $8,000 |
| DIXON LUMBER CO., INC. | GALAX | 3 | 81 | $19,300 |
| GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. | DANVILLE | 3 | 78 | $45,477 |
| UNION CAMP CORPORATION | FRANKLIN | 3 | 76 | $41,873 |
| WOODTECH INC. | BLUEFIELD | 3 | 61 | $134,210 |
| NEW RIVER CASTINGS CO., INC. | RADFORD | 3 | 44 | $761,000 |
| ROANOKE BELT, INC. | ROANOKE | 3 | 20 | $610,325 |
| JOHN C HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC. | SUFFOLK | 3 | 18 | $5,850 |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION | TIMBERVILLE | 3 | 16 | $14,800 |
| MAYNOR R LOPEZ RIOS | GLEN ALLEN | 3 | 10 | $26,867 |
Industries by violations
3-digit NAICS sectors ranked by OSHA violation totals within Virginia.
| NAICS | Industry | Employers | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236220 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 5,386 | 7,950 | $7,204,940 |
| 238160 | Roofing Contractors | 3,371 | 7,810 | $7,842,708 |
| 238130 | Framing Contractors | 2,510 | 7,550 | $6,398,941 |
| 238140 | Masonry Contractors | 2,157 | 7,343 | $4,603,424 |
| 811111 | General Automotive Repair | 685 | 4,723 | $725,331 |
| 237110 | Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction | 1,959 | 4,351 | $3,710,467 |
| 921190 | Other General Government Support | 702 | 3,810 | $312,387 |
| 321113 | Sawmills | 194 | 3,675 | $1,632,492 |
| 336611 | Ship Building and Repairing | 551 | 3,287 | $2,446,298 |
| 238910 | Site Preparation Contractors | 1,968 | 3,234 | $4,434,023 |
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Data sources: OSHA IMIS / OIS, DOL Wage & Hour Division, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, SAM.gov exclusions, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures. Data is refreshed weekly; aggregates are computed from the most recent sync. Methodology · Browse all states.