Construction · Houston, TX
Vaughn Construction
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Vaughn Construction has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 6 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 6
- OSHA inspections
- $0
- Back wages owed
Vaughn Construction in Houston, TX has been the subject of 6 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 1 WHD violation against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Vaughn Construction 6 times across a longer 14-year span, an infrequent cadence. These inspections resulted in just 1 violation, averaging 0.2 per inspection - fewer than typical. Of these, 1 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Construction industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (3.0x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $0 in back wages owed to an undisclosed number of workers. For comparison, Nielsen Builders INC in Fishersville, VA is another construction employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.2
- violations per inspection
- 100.0%
- of violations were serious
- $0
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 6 OSHA inspections (0.2 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $0 in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($0 per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Construction employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Vaughn Construction.
How Vaughn Construction Compares
Vaughn Construction's 0.17 violations per inspection compares to the Construction sector average of 3.3 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Vaughn Construction to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
6
First Inspection
2010-01-28
Last Inspection
2023-12-20
Inspection Span
14 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.2
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,361
What this shows 6 inspections over 14 years, averaging 0.2 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Construction average of $3,361.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
1
Serious
100.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
0
Other-Than-Serious
0.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
Industry Safety Context: Construction
How Vaughn Construction compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Vaughn Construction | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 6 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 1 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
Nationwide Construction peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Vaughn Construction, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (6 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use Vaughn Construction's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Vaughn Construction against Nielsen Builders INC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Vaughn Construction's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Vaughn Construction also carries $0 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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