Establishment profile
CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC
GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY CONTAINER BERTH 6, GARDEN CITY, GA, 31408
Operated by Ceres Marine Terminals Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
488320 — Marine Cargo Handling
EIN 520903206
Summary
CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $40,974 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CERES MARINE TERMINALS 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $40,974 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1918.0032 B | 2 | 2 | $6,080 | Feb 1990 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0022 B | 1 | 1 | $13,653 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0071 D01 | 1 | 1 | $5,002 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0085 K02 | 1 | 1 | $5,002 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0026 F | 1 | 1 | $3,901 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0085 J01 III | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0043 C05 | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Sep 2003 | Sep 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0091 A | 1 | 1 | $975 | Oct 2007 | Oct 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0026 B | 1 | 1 | $360 | Sep 2003 | Sep 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0071 E | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0044 I | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4883 within GA. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
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- 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) · May 2016 – Jun 2017
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, 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).
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2017 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| May 20, 2016 | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Toes(s), toenail(s) | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2020 | Asphyxiated,Chest,Dock,Dock Worker,Drown,Drowning,Fall,Fall Protection,Fixed Ladder,Guardrail,Handrail,Lack of oxygen,Ladder,Longshoring,Ship,Unguarded,Walking On Plank,Walking Surface,WaterFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Crane,Leg,Struck By,Traffic Accident | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Nov 2, 1999 | FRACTURE,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,MECH MAT HANDLING,RUN OVERFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jul 12, 1998 | WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CAUGHT BY,TRIPPED,SHIP,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,STORAGE RACK,LOST BALANCE,WORK SURFACEFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in GA — for Ceres Marine Terminals Inc, not this location alone
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 Ceres Marine Terminals 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CA-283983 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-CA-035258 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2004 | Feb 2005 | Closed | Region 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 CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC 1 GREER RD · SAVANNAH, GA, 31408 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-27 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 1 | $17,554 | |
| 2017-06-22 | Referral | 2 | — | $10,005 | |
| 2007-09-18 | Planned | 1 | — | $975 | |
| 2003-07-29 | Planned | 2 | — | $2,760 | |
| 1999-11-02 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-07-13 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $8,280 | |
| 1994-05-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-26 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $1,400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ceres Marine Terminals Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ceres Marine Terminals Inc across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in marine cargo handling within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.GARDEN CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SSA COOPER, LLCSAVANNAH — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.BRUNSWICK — 2 federal enforcement records
- SSA COOPER, LLCSAVANNAH — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARINE TERMINALS CORP - EAST DBA PORTS AMERICASAVANNAH — 2 federal enforcement records
- LIBERTY TERMINALS LLCSAVANNAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION - EASTSAVANNAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOHN LLOYD CONSTRUCTION, INC.ST. MARYS — 1 federal enforcement record
- STEVENS SHIPPING & TERMINAL COMPANY, INC.GARDEN CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHEASTERN SHIP TERMINAL, INC.SAVANNAH — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ceres Marine Terminals Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.BALTIMORE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.GARDEN CITY, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.BALTIMORE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS INCNORFOLK, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC.PORTSMOUTH, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.BRUNSWICK, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.PORTSMOUTH, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS INCNORFOLK, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS INCNORFOLK, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Ceres Marine Terminals Inc locationsParent rollup
- Marine Cargo HandlingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
- Marine Cargo Handling in GAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CERES MARINE TERMINALS 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 Ceres Marine Terminals Inc, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC's OSHA violation history?
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $40,974.2 in total penalties.
- How does CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.
- Has CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC.