Carter Lumber has 13 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 1982.
OSHA's last visit started on May 8, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Virginia Beach.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 75 citation items: 53 serious, 1 repeat and 21 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $105,895 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $66,074, down 38%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (9 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Carter Lumber averages $12,168 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
Carter Lumber also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 343382578 OPENED AUG 14, 2018Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Jan 30, 2019
3300 Business Center Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23323 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 8, 2018: Employee lacerates hand on cyber saw blade
At 11:45 p.m. on August 8, 2018, Employee #1 was cleaning the MiTek Cyber Saw. The employee's hand became caught in the cyber saw and he sustained a laceration to his right hand that required hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 16VAC25-60-120 |
Repeat | $25,450 | $15,270 | Jan 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a |
Serious | $12,725 | $7,635 | Jan 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1c |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Serious | $6,985 | $4,191 | Jan 4, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Chesapeake site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 148 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.9 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
