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Shoosmith Construction Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Colonial Heights, Virginia · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

16inspections
4citation items
$1,080current penalties
Oct 16, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Shoosmith Construction Inc 16 times in Virginia since 2010.

The latest one began on Oct 16, 2025, in Richmond.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,815 and now stand at $1,080, 72% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Shoosmith Construction Inc averages $520 (1 cited inspection).

Shoosmith Construction Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $1,025 in back wages owed to workers.

Shoosmith Construction Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348556135 OPENED OCT 16, 2025Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Jan 5, 2026

6140 Hull St Rd N, Richmond, VA 23224 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345191597 OPENED MAR 11, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 118 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2021

1212 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344354394 OPENED OCT 3, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 117 employees at the site · Closed Oct 16, 2019

2119 Stockton St., Richmond, VA 23234 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342606399 OPENED AUG 31, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 21, 2017

Fedex Freight 16201 Walthall Industrial Parkway, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342042868 OPENED JAN 19, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2017

11701 Ironbridge Road, Chester, VA 23831 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342043098 OPENED JAN 19, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2017

11701 Ironbridge Road, Chester, VA 23831 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341334365 OPENED MAR 11, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed May 18, 2016

Bickford Senior Living Facility 11200 West Huguenot Road, Midlothian, VA 23113 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340646058 OPENED MAY 20, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 2015

Manchester Fire Station Access Road, Richmond, VA 23235 · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Other-than-serious$1,365$520May 22, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4) · Fire protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 22, 2015Final
8 older inspections

Inspection 340074202 OPENED NOV 10, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2015

650 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340018639 OPENED OCT 20, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Oct 22, 2014

300 Lakeway Drive, Regency, VA 23229 · All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339893539 OPENED AUG 11, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 18, 2014

Intersection Of Pickwick Ave & Rt 1, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Other-than-serious$2,450$560Aug 12, 2014Final

Inspection 317325983 OPENED OCT 17, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Oct 29, 2013

Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316536366 OPENED JUN 4, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jul 6, 2012

Powhite Parkway Extension Southwest, Chesterfield, VA 23832 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316355239 OPENED MAY 18, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2012

Powhite Parkway Extension Southwest, Chesterfield, VA 23832 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316455302 OPENED MAR 22, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Apr 10, 2012

Briggs Road Entrance To John Tyler Comm College, Chester, VA 23831 · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR CSAN0051 C01
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2012Closed

Inspection 315152660 OPENED DEC 6, 2010Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2010

6546 Mechanicsville Tnpk., Mechanicsville Toyota, Mechanicsville, VA 23111 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Chester site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 139 workers: 0.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Shoosmith Construction, Inc.
Chester · 2025
139 100.60.1

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Dec 8, 2018 to Jul 20, 2019
Chester
64$1,025$0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4)

(4) All firefighting equipment shall be periodically inspected and maintained in operating condition. Defective equipment shall be immediately replaced.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Virginia

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.