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DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.

1670 DRYDOCK AVENUE BUILDING 236, SUITE 200, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29405
336611Ship Building and Repairing
EIN 570730948

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OSHA inspections
40
over 29 years
Violations
167
$372,462 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 24 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. has accumulated 167 OSHA violations across 40 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $372,462 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
40
1.4 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
167
5.8 / yr
Penalties
$372,462
$2,230 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · planned
11 of 40
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 40

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 22 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 · 51 citations in this view · $214,243 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1915.0073 D55$30,112Aug 1997May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0244$9,170Jul 1999Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0944$7,959Jul 1999Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II44Jun 1999Jul 2011
29 CFR 1915.0077 C33$113,656Jul 2003Apr 2024
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I33$200Jun 1999Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0122$7,574Jul 2003Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0122$6,837May 2015Aug 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$5,009Jul 1999Aug 2023
29 CFR 1915.0081 A0322$4,400May 2015Feb 2026
29 CFR 1915.0056 E22$3,850Jul 2003May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0422$3,825Jul 1999Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0122$3,315Jun 1999Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0067 C02 V22$3,313Jul 1999Jul 2002
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0522$3,030Jul 2003May 2015
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0122$2,721Oct 2007Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0222$2,624Jul 2003Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III22$2,375Jul 1999Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0322$2,375Jul 1999Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0222$1,900Jul 1999Jul 2003

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3366 within SC. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 167 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,118
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.0
vs industry
−2.2
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
−3.1

Reported for 270 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
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.7
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

Planned
11
Complaint
9
Accident
1
Referral
6

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 2015 – Dec 2019

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Dec 7, 2019Direct exposure to electricity, unspecifiedBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
May 6, 2019Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Nov 19, 2017Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle partLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 27, 2015Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 11, 2023Blunt force trauma,Descending Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fuel Tank,Head,LadderFatality11
Jul 17, 2022Fall,Fall From Elevation,Plywood,Ship,Shipyard,Stack,Unstable Surface,Welder,WeldingFatality11
Jan 13, 2020Fall,Fracture,Shackle,Skull,Struck ByFatality11
Dec 7, 2019Burn,Cable,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Energized,Finger,Hand,High Temperature,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Removing,Shock,Struck By11
Apr 3, 2019Arc Welding,Electric Arc,Shipyard,Struck By,Wire RopeFatality11
Nov 19, 2017Caught In,Crushed,Fracture,Ship,Stair,Tower Crane11
Nov 30, 1999BEAM,BARGE,FALL,HOPPERFatality11

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
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2020 – Aug 2020Ship Building and Repairing0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DETYENS SHIPYARDS, 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 DETYENS SHIPYARDS, 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 DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DETYENS SHIPYARDS, 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DETYENS SHIPYARDS INC
1905 PITTSBURG AVE · CHARLESTON, SC, 29405
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
713436
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$792.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$2.0B
Awards
242
Top agency
Department of Defense
$1.8B
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$1.8B
Department of Commerce$82.0M
Department of Homeland Security$76.9M
Department of Transportation$7.1M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336611 - SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING. Last action: 2026-06-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-07-14Referral0$0
2025-12-08Complaint1$0
2025-12-08Follow-up0$0
2023-11-11Fatality/Catastrophe31$121,051
2023-11-01Follow-up0$0
2023-04-11Planned11$2,903
2023-04-11Follow-up0$0
2023-04-11Planned1311$55,102
2022-09-07Complaint0$0
2022-07-18Fatality/Catastrophe11$8,701
2021-07-13Follow-up0$0
2021-07-13Follow-up0$0
2020-01-14Fatality/Catastrophe11$13,494
2019-12-09Referral11$6,747
2019-11-05Follow-up0$0
2019-04-03Fatality/Catastrophe21$15,391
2019-01-15Complaint0$0
2017-11-20Referral11$3,455
2016-01-04Referral0$0
2015-11-05Follow-up0$0
2015-03-30Referral0$0
2014-12-02Planned1816$68,630
2013-02-15Complaint0$0
2013-02-15Complaint0$0
2012-12-17Complaint0$0
2011-07-27Referral11$4,200
2011-05-03Complaint0$0
2011-04-12Planned76$11,906
2011-04-12Planned5$200
2007-05-22Planned85$2,706
2007-05-22Planned1310$9,355
2005-12-01Unprogrammed Related54$4,250
2003-06-02Planned1916$16,326
2003-06-02Planned10$0
2002-05-07Unprogrammed Related11$2,250
1999-12-01Accident22$5,000
1999-08-25Complaint52$2,670
1999-04-20Planned306$6,375
1999-04-20Planned1510$8,500
1997-06-24Complaint43$3,250

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Frequently asked

What is DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. has 40 OSHA inspections on record with 167 violations and $372,462 in total penalties.
How does DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1 compared to an industry average of 3.2.
Has DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 5 fatality investigations involving DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC..