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WEST MARINE INC. is a sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers employer in SAUSALITO, CA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 3 violations and $17,675 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

WEST MARINE INC.

192 DONAHUE STREET, SAUSALITO, CA, 94965

423910 — Top companies in Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

24 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
3 violations
$17,675 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.8
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Self-Reported DART
13.6
Self-Reported TRIR
13.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
3
Total Penalties
$17,675
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
10 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
33% serious$5,892 avg per violation$17,675 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$17,675 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+11.8
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+12.3
Above industry average

CPSC Product Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission recall history matched on company name.
0
Total Recalls
2
Last 5 Years
0
Last 12 Months
0
Units Recalled
0
Top Hazard: The chair cannot support the stated weight capacity. This poses a collapse hazard to consumers.
Most Recent Recall: 2014-01-30
The bicycle's frame can break during use, posing a fall hazard to the rider.The chair cannot support the stated weight capacity. This poses a collapse hazard to consumers.

Inspection Breakdown

Accident
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

62%
Above average violations
vs 719 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
92%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers industry in CA, WEST MARINE INC. ranks in the 62th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 719 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 92th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.8 for the sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3. WEST MARINE INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 13.57, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WEST MARINE INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WEST MARINE INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $17,675 in total penalties.
How does WEST MARINE INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WEST MARINE INC. operates in the sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. WEST MARINE INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 13.57 compared to an industry average of 1.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WEST MARINE INC. of SAUSALITO, CA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, CPSC consumer-product recalls, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if WEST MARINE INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.