BETTER LIVING INC.
310 AVON ST., CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
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Inspection records
Mar 29, 2024#347383606Mar 29, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347383606$20,3755 viol.5 violations$20,375 in penalties
Inspection #347383606
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 29, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 5, 2024
- Final Order
- Oct 7, 2024
- Closed
- Nov 22, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,375
- Penalties on Record
- $20,375
- Site Address
- 2044 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville, VA 22901
- Industry
- 444110 Home Centers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 16VAC25-60-120 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $15,375 | $15,375 | - | Oct 7, 2024 | |
| 01001B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | - | Oct 7, 2024 | |
| 02001 | 40.1-51.1.D.II | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | - | Oct 7, 2024 | |
| 02002 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 I | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Oct 7, 2024 | - | Oct 7, 2024 |
| 02003 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 G02 IV | Other | 8 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Oct 7, 2024 | - | Oct 7, 2024 |
Aug 7, 2008#312456619Aug 7, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#312456619$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312456619
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 7, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 16, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 310 Avon St., Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Industry
- 321918 Other Millwork (including Flooring)
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 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Oct 5, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C02 | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 5, 2008 | - | - |
Jun 1, 2007#311066344Jun 1, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#311066344$1202 viol.2 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #311066344
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 1, 2007
- Closed
- Jun 28, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $200
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- 310 Avon St., Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Industry
- 321918 Other Millwork (including Flooring)
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 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $100 | $60 | Jun 28, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $100 | $60 | Jun 28, 2007 | - | - |
Dec 29, 1997#126618511Dec 29, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#126618511$1251 viol.1 violation$125 in penalties
Inspection #126618511
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 29, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 5, 1998
- Closed
- Feb 18, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $125
- Penalties on Record
- $125
- Site Address
- 310 Avon St., Charlottesville, VA 22902
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $125 | $125 | Feb 28, 1998 | - | - |
Jul 9, 1985#3312733Jul 9, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#3312733$3505 viol.5 violations$350 in penalties
Inspection #3312733
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 9, 1985
- Closed
- Sep 4, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 17
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $350
- Penalties on Record
- $350
- Site Address
- 310 Avon Street, Charlottesville, VA 22906
- 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.
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 receives amputaion injury from shaper blade
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $350 | $350 | Sep 1, 1985 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 1, 1985 | - | - |
| 02001 | ARM0035 OSHA citation code: ARM0035 C02 | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Aug 17, 1985 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1985 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1985 | - | - |
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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.
5 inspections, 1985 to 2024. 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.