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GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT

75 EASTERN POINT ROAD, GROTON, CT, 06340
Operated by General Dynamics · 1 of 368 establishments
336611Ship Building and Repairing

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OSHA inspections
73
over 53 years
Violations
502
$309,545 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 fatalities · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT has accumulated 502 OSHA violations across 73 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $309,545 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 31 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT 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

Inspections
73
1.4 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
502
9.5 / yr
Penalties
$309,545
$617 avg / violation
31% serious69% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
60 of 73
Inspection trigger · follow-up
6 of 73

62% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 25 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 · 153 citations in this view · $155,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A0001177$14,530Mar 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0051 A1616$10,350Jun 1976Sep 1981
29 CFR 1916.0043 A1512$9,800Jul 1977Sep 1981
29 CFR 1916.0042 A031210$8,500Aug 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0041 I011111$15,080Nov 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0041 I0377$11,400Jul 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0047 C77$11,300Apr 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0036 E77$9,070Jun 1976Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0043 E77$3,530Aug 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0132 A66$13,960Jun 1978Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0043 C65$9,600Jul 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0041 I0566$500Jul 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0041 J0154$8,800Aug 1978Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0155$2,430Sep 1973Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01102255$1,030Nov 1973Oct 1979
29 CFR 1910.1000 E54Feb 1973Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0041 I0244$9,000Nov 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0041 J0344$7,000Aug 1978Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0047 B44$5,680Jul 1977Oct 1979
29 CFR 1916.0033 C0144$3,690Jun 1976Oct 1979

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 CT. Peer group: 31 employers. This establishment has 502 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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
2.4
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
3.1
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 12,015 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
3.1
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
3
Complaint
60
Accident
3
Referral
1

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) · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 21, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation
Sep 25, 2021Struck by discharged object or substanceMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CT — for General Dynamics, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
9
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 General Dynamics 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.). 10 cases · 9 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-RC-304948Representation electionOct 2022Oct 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-303918Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Nov 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-303902Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Nov 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-173646Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-117252Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012945Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Jun 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012355Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Sep 2010ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012270Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-009413Unfair labor practiceSep 2000Jan 2001ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-009303Unfair labor practiceJun 2000Sep 2003ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

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 GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (across 271 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$104.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$361.2B
Awards (all-time)
91,279

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-02-08Referral0$0
1983-12-09Complaint0$0
1983-01-27Complaint0$0
1982-10-14Complaint0$0
1982-08-12Complaint0$0
1982-06-08Accident0$0
1981-12-04Complaint0$0
1981-11-30Complaint0$0
1981-10-30Complaint0$0
1981-09-03Complaint0$0
1981-09-03Complaint3$0
1980-12-18Complaint0$0
1980-12-18Complaint0$0
1980-08-19Complaint0$0
1980-08-19Complaint11$320
1980-04-28Accident33$1,800
1979-11-08Complaint61$300
1979-11-01Complaint3$300
1979-09-19Accident0$0
1979-04-23Complaint3017$18,350
1979-04-20Complaint104$3,100
1979-04-20Complaint13938$211,890
1979-01-03Complaint119$1,500
1978-12-08Complaint73$1,000
1978-12-06Complaint94$1,000
1978-11-21Complaint147$1,000
1978-10-21Complaint0$0
1978-10-17Complaint2811$24,530
1978-10-11Follow-up10$7,200
1978-10-04Complaint98$1,200
1978-10-04Complaint0$0
1978-09-27Complaint101$1,000
1978-07-07Follow-up1$0
1978-05-16Follow-up0$0
1978-05-08Complaint254$1,680
1978-04-26Complaint7$0
1978-04-11Complaint4313$11,330
1978-04-10Complaint43$280
1978-04-04Complaint0$0
1978-03-30Complaint2317$15,055
1978-03-13Complaint7$0
1978-03-13Complaint4$0
1977-12-30Complaint1$0
1977-11-17Complaint6$0
1977-08-11Complaint5$0
1977-07-18Complaint52$480
1977-06-30Complaint7$0
1977-04-04Complaint84$2,200
1977-03-09Complaint11$630
1977-02-23Complaint11$100
1976-12-01Complaint61$1,050
1976-08-12Complaint52$1,400
1976-06-28Complaint1$90
1976-06-26Complaint1$0
1976-04-20Complaint8$300
1976-03-19Complaint1$0
1976-03-12Complaint0$0
1976-03-12Complaint0$0
1976-02-11Complaint0$0
1976-02-11Complaint0$0
1975-12-10Complaint0$0
1975-05-08Follow-up0$0
1975-04-09Complaint1$0
1975-03-11Planned2$0
1974-04-15Complaint7$60
1974-03-25Complaint0$0
1974-02-05Planned7$90
1973-11-07Complaint7$130
1973-10-16Follow-up0$0
1973-09-11Planned14$180
1973-08-28Complaint0$0
1972-12-19Complaint1$0
1972-08-03Follow-up0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT is one of 368 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Dynamics.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Dynamics across all 368 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT 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 General Dynamics, which operates 368 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 GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT's OSHA violation history?
GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT has 73 OSHA inspections on record with 502 violations and $309,545 in total penalties.
How does GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT's safety record compare to its industry?
GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT's self-reported DART rate is 2.39 compared to an industry average of 3.2.
Has GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT.