Tellus, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 2021.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 18, 2023 after a complaint, in Virginia Beach.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
OSHA proposed $13,689 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,582, down 30%.
For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Tellus, LLC averages $4,791 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Tellus, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Virginia · latest 90 days of OSHA records
253employers cited
5 of them in the same industry
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Virginia Beach site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 12.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Tellus, LLC JEBLCFS
Virginia Beach · 2025
23
3
2
12.8
2.8
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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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.
