Establishment profile
CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP
710 FITZWATER STREET, SALISBURY, MD, 21801
336611 — Ship Building and Repairing
EIN 521927402
Summary
CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $47,600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 23 citations in this view · $45,600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1915.0012 D01 | 2 | 2 | $950 | Feb 1999 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | $500 | Feb 1999 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 2 | 2 | $500 | Feb 1999 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0073 D | 1 | 1 | $9,900 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0073 C | 1 | 1 | $7,700 | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $5,550 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $5,550 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | May 2018 | May 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0502 A | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0012 A01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0007 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0014 B01 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0055 A01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0503 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0158 B01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0012 E02 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0056 D01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2009 | Jan 2009 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3366 within MD. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 145 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
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) · Jan 2018
Most frequent event: Fall through surface or existing opening, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2018 | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2018 | Decking,Fell Asleep,Floor Opening,Ship,Welder,Welding | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION 710 FITZWATER ST · SALISBURY, MD, 21801 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 3 | 0 | — | Oct 2024 | 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
First case: 2013-02-27. Most recent: 2013-02-27. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-10-19 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-09-30 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $21,000 | |
| 2018-01-25 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $11,200 | |
| 2008-12-15 | Referral | 21 | 13 | $14,950 | |
| 1998-11-12 | Planned | 9 | 2 | $450 | |
| 1988-01-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-04-16 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in ship building and repairing within MD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- Amentum ServicesGERMANTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ELLICOTT DREDGES, LLCBALTIMORE — 2 federal enforcement records
- U.S. COAST GUARD YARDCURTIS BAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BALTIMORE MARINE INDUSTRIESBALTIMORE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GENERAL SHIP REPAIR CORPORATIONBALTIMORE — 1 federal enforcement record
- LYON SHIPYARD, INC.BALTIMORE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BB METALS INC.SPARROWS POINT — 1 federal enforcement record
- Chesapeake Ship BuildingSALISBURY — 0 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP's OSHA violation history?
- CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $47,600 in total penalties.
- How does CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
- CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING CORP's self-reported DART rate is 15.91 compared to an industry average of 3.2.