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BAE SYSTEMS, INC.

1100 BAIRS ROAD, YORK, PA, 17408
Operated by BAE Systems · 1 of 20 establishments
336992Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 15 years
Violations
11
$19,500 in penalties
Penalties
$19,500
$1,773 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

BAE SYSTEMS, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $19,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BAE SYSTEMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
11
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$19,500
$1,773 avg / violation
18% serious82% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $19,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$5,000Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$5,000Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.1027 L01 IV11$4,250Oct 2013Oct 2013
29 CFR 1910.1027 M01 III11$4,250Oct 2013Oct 2013
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$1,000Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.1027 M04 II11Oct 2013Oct 2013
29 CFR 1910.1027 L02 II B 311Oct 2013Oct 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0511Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11Feb 2012Feb 2012

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

83rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3369 within PA. Peer group: 24 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $3,000
Inspection frequency
87th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.3
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
0.6
vs industry
−2.4

Reported for 1,507 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
3
Accident
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 12, 2015Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 12, 2010PLATFORM,HEAD,HYDRAULIC LIFT,MAINTENANCE,PINNED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,DOOR,DOOR MACHINEFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 201612

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 2 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2016 – Jul 2016All Other Specialty Trade ContractorsFMLA21

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BAE SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for BAE Systems, not this location alone

Total cases
31
Unfair labor practice
31

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BAE Systems locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 31 cases · 31 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-CA-308656Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-272934Unfair labor practiceFeb 2021Mar 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-256737Unfair labor practiceFeb 2020Feb 2020ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-256059Unfair labor practiceFeb 2020Jul 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-248905Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Apr 2022ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-241453Unfair labor practiceMay 2019Jul 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-237481Unfair labor practiceMar 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-237475Unfair labor practiceMar 2019Mar 2019ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-235565Unfair labor practiceFeb 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-234329Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Feb 2019ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-221801Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Aug 2018ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-193580Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017Dec 2017ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-190374Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Jun 2017ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-190357Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Jun 2017ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-189555Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Dec 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-187856Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-187504Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Dec 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-182568Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-182561Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Jan 2017ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-163341Unfair labor practiceNov 2015May 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-163154Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-146766Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-146276Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015Apr 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-126254Unfair labor practiceApr 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-111114Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Aug 2013ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-087755Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-087754Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Sep 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-085350Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-081970Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Jul 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-078506Unfair labor practiceApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-078042Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Apr 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BAE SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BAE SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$400.0M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Import / Export

First case: 2010-03-02. Most recent: 2010-03-02. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $400,000,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. BAE SYSTEMS PLC
BAE Systems plc · BAESF
Mar 2010pleaImport / ExportUSDOJ - Criminal Division,USDOJ - National Security Division$400,000,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-02-25Complaint0$0
2013-04-16Complaint42$8,500
2012-08-15Referral4$6,000
2012-01-10Complaint3$5,000
2010-10-13Accident0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BAE SYSTEMS, INC. is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BAE Systems.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BAE Systems across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by BAE Systems, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BAE SYSTEMS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BAE Systems, which operates 20 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BAE SYSTEMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BAE SYSTEMS, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $19,500 in total penalties.
How does BAE SYSTEMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BAE SYSTEMS, INC. operates in the military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. BAE SYSTEMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.27 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has BAE SYSTEMS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BAE SYSTEMS, INC..