BEST GRADING CO.
8216 TIMBERLAKE RD., LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
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Inspection records
Jan 3, 2019#343693164Jan 3, 2019Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#343693164$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343693164
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 3, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 3, 2019
- Closed
- Feb 7, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2634 Lakeside Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Apr 13, 2015#340551357Apr 13, 2015Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#340551357$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340551357
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 0 reported
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8216 Timberlake Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Mar 22, 1996#125430926Mar 22, 1996Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#125430926$39,72022 viol.22 violations$39,720 in penalties
Inspection #125430926
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 22, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 23, 1996
- Contested
- Oct 8, 1996
- Final Order
- Sep 28, 1998
- Closed
- Jul 22, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 22
- Violation Types
- 15 serious, 2 willful, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $64,200
- Penalties on Record
- $39,720
- Site Address
- 4925 Boonesboro Road, Lynchburg, VA 24504
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injured in fall through weakened roof
Violations
Violation list (7 of 22 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,800 | $1,200 | Sep 24, 1998 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
| 01001B | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 H01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
| 01001C | 1926.1060 Stairways and Ladders - Training (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261060 A | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
| 01002 | 1926.56 Illumination OSHA citation code: 19260056 A | Serious | 1 | 8 | $1,400 | $1,200 | Sep 24, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
| 01003 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $1,200 | Sep 24, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
| 01004 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B10 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,000 | $1,200 | Sep 24, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
| 01005B | 1926.859 Mechanical Demolition OSHA citation code: 19260859 G | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $1,200 | Sep 24, 1996 | Oct 8, 1996 | Sep 28, 1998 |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 22 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 22, 1994#123700999Aug 22, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#123700999$30,0005 viol.5 violations$30,000 in penalties
Inspection #123700999
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 7, 1994
- Contested
- Jan 17, 1995
- Final Order
- Aug 11, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 16, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $91,000
- Penalties on Record
- $30,000
- Site Address
- 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee decapitated when crushed between loader and truck
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,000 | $2,000 | Dec 16, 2008 | Jan 17, 1995 | Aug 11, 1998 |
| 01003 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A03 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,000 | $2,000 | Dec 16, 2008 | Jan 17, 1995 | Aug 11, 1998 |
| 01004 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $7,000 | $3,000 | Jan 31, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | Aug 11, 1998 |
| 02001 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A04 | Willful | 1 | 3 | $70,000 | $23,000 | Jan 31, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | Aug 11, 1998 |
| 03001 | 1926.602 Material Handling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260602 A09 I | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | Aug 11, 1998 |
Dec 1, 1993#112367529Dec 1, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#112367529$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112367529
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 2, 1993
- Closed
- Dec 19, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8216 Timberlake Rd., Lynchburg, VA 24502
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 F05 I | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 F05 II | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1993 | - | - |
Jun 14, 1993#112366950Jun 14, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#112366950$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112366950
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 14, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 14, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3912 Wards Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 29, 1990#105751796Aug 29, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#105751796$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #105751796
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 29, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 11, 1990
- Closed
- Dec 11, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3700 Candlers Mt. Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 E01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 G01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 H | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1990 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1990 to 2019. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: water and sewer line and related structures construction reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%; NAICS 23711 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source