VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORPORATION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORPORATION — a industry sector 00 facility located at 220 GLADE DRIVE NE, ROANOKE, VA 24012 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 48 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $47,518.29. The inspection case was opened on 1997-04-23.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within VA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 62,574 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,237.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 48 citations spanning 10 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 4 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 11 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 13, 1993 with the latest abatement deadline set for August 10, 2005. Of the 48 total citations, 15 (31%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $47,518.29 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $989.96 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1997 inspection of Virginia Transformer Corporation revealed a pervasive and systemic failure of safety management systems, evidenced by an extraordinary volume of 48 citations. The citation density across diverse standards—ranging from machine guarding (1910.212) and abrasive wheel safety (191