Establishment profile
DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.
99 JEFFERSON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23607
336611 — Ship Building and Repairing
Summary
DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC. has accumulated 110 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $90,830 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 669 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 31 citations in this view · $77,860 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1915.0134 B | 2 | 2 | $14,188 | Jun 1988 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0073 D | 2 | 2 | $2,925 | Jun 1988 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0071 J01 | 2 | 2 | $1,260 | Jun 1988 | Aug 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $860 | Jun 1988 | Oct 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $790 | Aug 2006 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0055 E04 | 2 | 2 | $790 | Aug 2006 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C02 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Jul 1976 | Jun 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 C03 | 2 | 2 | $35 | Jul 1976 | Jun 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | $30 | Jul 1976 | Jun 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 2 | 1 | — | Sep 1989 | Sep 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1976 | Jul 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $16,550 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $11,348 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B | 1 | 1 | $8,512 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $8,512 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0056 B02 | 1 | 1 | $3,675 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II D | 1 | 1 | $2,410 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
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 VA. Peer group: 669 employers. This establishment has 110 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for DAVIS BOAT WORKS, 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) · Mar 2016
Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2016 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
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 DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.. 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 DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.. 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 · $17,364 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAVIS BOAT WORKS INC 99 JEFFERSON AVENUE · NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23607 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 1 | $17,364 | Oct 2023 | 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 DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $59,110 | |
| 2016-03-15 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,410 | |
| 2016-02-11 | Unprogrammed Related | 7 | 7 | $13,650 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-08-11 | Planned | 13 | 9 | $4,535 | |
| 2006-07-18 | Programmed Related | 7 | 5 | $1,500 | |
| 2002-09-18 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $405 | |
| 2002-09-18 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $660 | |
| 1999-01-11 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-05-19 | Referral | 30 | 12 | $5,710 | |
| 1988-05-11 | Complaint | 13 | 12 | $1,500 | |
| 1986-08-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-06-11 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-09-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-06-24 | Planned | 25 | 3 | $1,350 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAVIS BOAT WORKS, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 110 violations and $90,829.75 in total penalties.
- How does DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- DAVIS BOAT WORKS, INC. operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8.