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BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION

375 BATH ROAD, BRUNSWICK, ME, 04011
Operated by General Dynamics · 1 of 368 establishments
336611Ship Building and Repairing

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OSHA inspections
23
over 31 years
Violations
151
$286,109 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
2 fatalities · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION has accumulated 151 OSHA violations across 23 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $286,109 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 173 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
23
0.7 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
151
4.9 / yr
Penalties
$286,109
$1,895 avg / violation
49% serious51% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
16 of 23
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 23

43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 54 citations in this view · $168,925 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1915.0091 A55$16,750Jul 1996Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0444$21,175Jul 1996Sep 2005
29 CFR 1915.0071 J0144$10,250Jul 1996Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 F33$20,500Oct 2001Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$12,550Oct 2001Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0133$5,200Oct 2001Sep 2005
29 CFR 1915.0134 B33$5,000Oct 2001Sep 2005
29 CFR 1915.0072 A0133$3,250Jul 1996Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III33$2,200Oct 2001Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I33$1,750Jul 1996Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$15,750Oct 2001Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 E0122$11,000Mar 2002Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II22$10,000Mar 2002Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I22$9,000Oct 2001Mar 2002
29 CFR 1915.0071 J0222$8,500Oct 2001Sep 2005
29 CFR 1915.0071 J0522$6,700Oct 1997Sep 2005
5A000122$3,600Feb 1999Sep 2005
29 CFR 1915.0092 B0122$2,250Jul 1996Oct 2001
29 CFR 1915.0091 C22$2,000Mar 2002Sep 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$1,500Mar 2002Sep 2005

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3366 within ME. Peer group: 173 employers. This establishment has 151 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
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

Planned
3
Complaint
16
Accident
2
Referral
2

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

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 2, 1997HEART,HEART ATTACK,FAINTEDFatality11
May 6, 1997CARDIOVASC SYSTEM,HEART,SHIPYARD,HEART ATTACKFatality11

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
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in ME — for General Dynamics, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
10

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 General Dynamics 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.). 10 cases · 10 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-387625Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-299133Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-257041Unfair labor practiceFeb 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-231033Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-199337Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-157264Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-044338Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-036799Unfair labor practiceNov 1998Jan 2007ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-036659Unfair labor practiceOct 1998Jan 2007ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-036658Unfair labor practiceOct 1998Jan 2007ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

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 BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (across 271 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$104.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$361.2B
Awards (all-time)
91,279

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-06-23Referral1$14,609
2006-07-06Referral0$0
2005-03-22Planned3716$62,500
2001-10-01Programmed Related4628$72,500
2001-04-16Complaint3613$85,000
2000-05-22Complaint0$0
1999-01-25Complaint1$0
1999-01-21Complaint0$0
1999-01-21Complaint22$3,500
1999-01-21Complaint0$0
1999-01-21Planned0$0
1998-06-30Complaint0$0
1998-06-23Complaint0$0
1998-03-04Complaint0$0
1997-09-17Complaint0$0
1997-09-03Accident0$0
1997-08-14Complaint54$9,000
1997-06-11Complaint145$16,000
1997-05-08Accident22$5,000
1996-08-15Complaint0$0
1996-04-22Complaint0$0
1996-02-14Complaint74$18,000
1995-01-23Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION is one of 368 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Dynamics.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Dynamics across all 368 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION 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 General Dynamics, which operates 368 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 BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION has 23 OSHA inspections on record with 151 violations and $286,109 in total penalties.
How does BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8.
Has BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION.