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BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.

1570 MT ATHOS ROAD, LYNCHBURG, VA, 24504
Operated by BWX Technologies, Inc · 1 of 6 establishments
332410Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing
EIN 261523776

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OSHA inspections
3
over 4 years
Violations
1
$10,151 in penalties
Penalties
$10,151
$10,151 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $10,151 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 29th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
3
0.8 / yr · last 4 yrs
Violations
1
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$10,151
$10,151 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 3

33% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $10,151 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000111$10,151Nov 2022Nov 2022

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

29th

Below average violations in NAICS 3324 within VA. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $1,958
Inspection frequency
65th
peer median: 2

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
0.4
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−2.4

Reported for 2,200 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
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
2
Follow-up
1

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 BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in VA — for BWX Technologies, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
1

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 BWX Technologies, 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 · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
10-CA-363253Unfair labor practiceApr 2025OpenRegion 10, Atlanta, Georgia
10-RM-360221Representation electionFeb 2025Mar 2025ClosedRegion 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 BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP INC
1570 MT ATHOS RD - RT 726 · LYNCHBURG, VA, 24504
WaterNo Violation Identified10Jun 2024View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$79.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.9B
Awards
24
Top agency
Department of Energy
$2.9B
Company-wide — BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (across 10 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$229.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.3B
Awards (all-time)
57

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Energy$2.9B
Department of Defense$173K
Nuclear Regulatory Commission$20K
Largest awards
  • Department of Energy
    MANUFACTURE OF NAVAL REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-07-10
    $1,390,785,922
  • Department of Energy
    MANUFACTURE REACTOR CORES AND STEAM GENERATORS FOR THE NAVY NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2014-06-18
    $569,686,684
  • Department of Energy
    MANUFACTURE OF REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $407,304,801
  • Department of Energy
    HORIZONTAL STEAM GENERATOR WORK
    contract · Last action 2014-06-30
    $161,964,630
  • Department of Energy
    MANUFATURE OF NAVAL REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $132,947,383
  • Department of Energy
    THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROCESS 3.6 MT OF HALEU
    contract · Last action 2025-12-11
    $79,811,931
  • Department of Energy
    DISASSEMBLY AND RECOVERY OF NAVAL REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-04-30
    $35,659,316
  • Department of Energy
    ENRICHED URANIUM RECOVERY SERVICES FOR Y-12 SITE OFFICE - YSO.
    contract · Last action 2019-03-12
    $28,000,846
  • Department of Energy
    NAVAL REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $26,200,980
  • Department of Energy
    NAVAL REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-06-18
    $13,521,474
  • Department of Energy
    NUCLEAR REACTOR STEAM GENERATORS
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $11,295,302
  • Department of Energy
    REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $9,877,491
  • Department of Energy
    REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $9,583,390
  • Department of Energy
    NAVAL NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $4,037,014
  • Department of Energy
    REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $2,888,262
  • Department of Energy
    PROCESSING OF ENRICHED URANIUM SCRAP - STAINLESS STEEL INITIAL TASK ORDER
    contract · Last action 2025-03-20
    $311,607
  • Department of Energy
    PROCESSING OF ENRICHED URANIUM SCRAP - U-MOLYBDENUM TEST TASK
    contract · Last action 2023-06-30
    $300,000
  • Department of Energy
    PROCESSING OF ENRICHED URANIUM SCRAP - SILICIDE TEST TASK
    contract · Last action 2021-07-08
    $263,536
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CRANE LIFT SERVICES TO TRANSFER CAPT. ANTHONY MELDAHL MITER GATE LEAF FROM CONTRACTOR-SUPPLIED BARGES TO GOVERNMENT-OWNED BARGES AT MOUNT VERNON, IN, FACILITY.
    contract · Last action 2014-08-27
    $173,293
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    REQUESTING 15K TO CREATE A FIBER OPTIC PATHWAY FROM THE TELCO DEMARC TO THE BWXT NRC RESIDENT OFFICE IN SUPPORT OF NRC'S BANDWIDTH EXPANSION EFFORTS. PRICING BASED ON PREVIOUS ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY BWXT FOR THIS WORK. DUE TO THE NATURE OF T
    contract · Last action 2025-07-23
    $20,000
  • Department of Energy
    PROCESSING OF ENRICHED URANIUM SCRAP
    contract · Last action 2026-03-27
    $0
  • Department of Energy
    NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $-150,107
  • Department of Energy
    REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $-1,082,953
  • Department of Energy
    NAVAL REACTOR CORES
    contract · Last action 2014-05-29
    $-1,112,939

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332313 - PLATE WORK MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-03-27. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-09-25Follow-up0$0
2022-08-09Complaint11$10,151
2022-05-11Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC. is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BWX Technologies, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BWX Technologies, Inc across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in power boiler and heat exchanger manufacturing within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by BWX Technologies, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. 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 BWX Technologies, Inc, which operates 6 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 BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $10,151.4 in total penalties.
How does BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC. operates in the power boiler and heat exchanger manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP. INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.44 compared to an industry average of 1.5.