Chesapeake, VA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Chesapeake, VA

7 severe-injury reports between 2015-09-27 and 2023-09-03, 543 OSHA inspections, and 1,669 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Virginia operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Chesapeake, VA is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

7Severe injuries

7Hospitalizations

543OSHA inspections

1,669Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Chesapeake

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Degesch America, Inc 1 2 Dollar Tree 1 3 Ezzell Trucking, Inc. 1 4 Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc 1 5 PRECON MARINE INC 1 6 Seagate Terminals LLc 1 7 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 1

Example incidents

Ezzell Trucking, Inc. CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA · 2023-09-03 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was about to scan a trip ticket at the truck scale. They stepped from the truck onto a small platform, slipped, and fell approximately 42 inches to the ground, sustaining a fractured rib and swollen hand.
PRECON MARINE INC CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA · 2020-09-08 · Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
An employee was repairing an air bag used in barge construction. A steel beam hit the employee's hardhat, forcing his mouth/jaw into another beam. He suffered an injury to the mouth/jaw.
Seagate Terminals LLc CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA · 2020-08-06 · Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell while exiting a piece of cargo handling equipment, landing on the ground about 15 feet below. The employee suffered a broken knee, femur, tailbone, and pelvis.
Dollar Tree CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA · 2018-02-16 · Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee walked around a shrink wrapped package/bundle and sustained a severe laceration to the right calf.
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA · 2017-02-15 · Fall on water vehicle
An employee was conducting rigging operations in a vessel's cargo bay when he stepped back on ulexite mineral and fractured his right tibia.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA · 2016-07-01 · Exposure to environmental heat
On 7/1/16, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee experienced shortness of breath while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.