OSHA has inspected Pro Erectors, Inc. 13 times in Virginia since 1983.
The latest one began on Jun 4, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Lebanon; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 40 citation items: 25 serious, 3 willful and 12 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $145,615 and now stand at $101,884, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Fall protection training in construction comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1926.503.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Pro Erectors, Inc. averages $18,972 (1 cited inspection).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 301801148 OPENED APR 22, 1999Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed May 28, 2003
Va. House Furniture, Plant No.1, Atkins Tank Rd., Atkins, VA 24311 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 22, 1999 (fatal): Employee killed in fall through roof insulation board
Employee #1 and six coworkers were removing an existing sheet metal roof and ins talling new sections of sheet metal at the Virginia House Furniture building. Em ployee #1 stepped onto an insulation board instead of the steel purlin, and the board gave way. He fell approximately 24 ft onto a concrete floor and was killed .
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $7,000 | $6,300 | Oct 21, 1999 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1999 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1999 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a |
Willful | $70,000 | $63,000 | Oct 21, 1999 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b |
Willful | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1999 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1c |
Willful | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1999 | Final |
Incident on Apr 27, 1994 (fatal): Employees injured, one killed in structure collapse
At approximately 3:20 p.m. on April 27, 1994, Employees #2, #3, #4, #8, and #9, iron workers, were working 35 ft above the ground on top of a single-story steel warehouse that was under construction. Employees #1, #5, #6, and #7 were workin g on the structure's ground level. Dark clouds appeared in the distance to the w est of the construction site. Employees #2, #3, #4, #8, and #9 were instructed t o come down from the structure because a storm was approaching. Suddenly, a stro ng gust of wind hit the structure and it collapsed. Employee #1 was struck by a vertical steel column, which crushed his chest, killing him. Employees #2 throug h #9 received various minor and serious injuries. Employee #7 was hospitalized o vernight.
No citations from this inspection.
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.
