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BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.

4050 PEPPERS FERRY RD NW, RADFORD, VA, 24141
325920Explosives Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
10
over 10 years
Violations
45
$292,358 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 8 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. has accumulated 45 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $292,358 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
10
1.0 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
45
4.5 / yr
Penalties
$292,358
$6,497 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 10

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $251,131 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 I22$27,050Dec 2018Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0222$24,297May 2022Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I22$20,550Dec 2018Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$14,306Oct 2016May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0122$10,050Apr 2024Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0611$14,502May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$12,934Dec 2018Dec 2018
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I B11$12,934Dec 2018Dec 2018
29 CFR 1910.0029 B0311$11,162Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0132 C11$10,500Dec 2018Dec 2018
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$10,500Dec 2018Dec 2018
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0111$10,050Aug 2025Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0119 G0311$9,795Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II11$9,795Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II11$9,795Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.0119 M04 II11$9,326May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$9,218Mar 2024Mar 2024
29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 I C11$8,287May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 I11$8,080May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III11$8,000Dec 2018Dec 2018

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3259 within VA. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 45 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $634
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2
Referral
6

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) · Aug 2017 – Oct 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

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). 100% of this employer's reports came from a state-plan program.

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
Oct 25, 2024Caught or wedged between objects nonrunningOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Jun 9, 2021Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.PelvisHospitalized
Aug 23, 2017Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(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
Jun 11, 2018Arm,Back,Burn,Face,Fire,Flammable Liquid,Hand321

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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in VA — for BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC., not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-268606Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-CA-242493Unfair labor practiceMay 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia

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 ORDNANCE 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 ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$992.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.4B
Awards
132
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2.4B
Company-wide — BALL CORPORATION (across 45 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$28.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$45.5B
Awards (all-time)
1,772

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$2.4B
Department of the Interior$270K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$101K
Department of Justice$7K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 561210 - FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES. Last action: 2026-04-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-03-06Referral87$46,700
2023-10-24Referral62$17,053
2023-10-24Referral72$45,055
2023-10-24Unprogrammed Related0$0
2023-06-26Complaint44$24,554
2021-11-17Complaint92$68,165
2021-06-22Referral1$0
2019-06-12Referral0$0
2018-06-13Fatality/Catastrophe97$83,259
2016-06-13Referral1$7,572

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 45 violations and $292,358.45 in total penalties.
How does BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. operates in the explosives manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.
Has BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS INC..