WATCO COMPANIES is a marine cargo handling employer in HAWESVILLE, KY. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 3 violations and $4,200 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.
WATCO COMPANIES
1900 HIGHWAY 3543, HAWESVILLE, KY, 42348
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Inspection History
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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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- YAGER MATERIALS CORP — OWENSBORO — 2 federal records
- YELLOW BANKS RIVER TERMINAL — OWENSBORO — 2 federal records
- YAGER MATERIALS, INC. #2 — HAWESVILLE — 2 federal records
- NUGENT SAND COMPANY — LOUISVILLE — 2 federal records
- EDDYVILLE RIVERPORT AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. — EDDYVILLE — 1 federal record
- THE BUDDEKE COMPANY DBA RIVER ROAD TERMINAL, INC. — LOUISVILLE — 1 federal record
- BUZZI UNICEM USA — PADUCAH — 1 federal record
- KINDER MORGAN BULK TERMINALS — HAWESVILLE — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the marine cargo handling industry in KY, WATCO COMPANIES ranks in the 51th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 66 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 75th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.4 for the marine cargo handling sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.8.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 6 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is WATCO COMPANIES's OSHA violation history?
- WATCO COMPANIES has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $4,200 in total penalties.
- How does WATCO COMPANIES's safety record compare to its industry?
- WATCO COMPANIES operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATCO COMPANIES of HAWESVILLE, KY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, MSHA mine safety enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, 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 WATCO COMPANIESoperates 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.