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HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.

PUERTO NUEVO PORT AREA, SAN JUAN, PR, 00918
Operated by Matson, Inc · 1 of 67 establishments
488320Marine Cargo Handling

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OSHA inspections
7
over 22 years
Violations
30
$56,550 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
2 fatalities

Summary

HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC. has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $56,550 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 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.3 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
30
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$56,550
$1,885 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 7

43% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $56,550 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1917.0043 C0542$9,500Oct 2006Jun 2010
29 CFR 1917.001222$10,600Jan 2005Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0045 F10 I22$8,375Jan 2005Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0045 F0922$8,000Oct 2006Jun 2010
29 CFR 1917.0045 F0522$3,100Jan 2005Jun 2010
29 CFR 1917.0091 A0122$1,750Oct 2006Jun 2010
29 CFR 1917.0095 C21$1,250Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0095 A0122Oct 2006Jun 2010
29 CFR 1917.0152 D01 XVI11$5,000Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0030 A0111$2,125Jan 2005Jan 2005
29 CFR 1917.0152 D01 I11$2,000Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0071 F0511$1,250Jun 2010Jun 2010
29 CFR 1917.0123 A11$1,250Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111$1,000Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0044 N11$750Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811$600Jan 2005Jan 2005
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0045 G03 III11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1917.0045 G03 I11Oct 2006Oct 2006
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11Jan 2005Jan 2005

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4883 within PR. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $3,270
Inspection frequency
88th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
5
Accident
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 14, 2009Fatality11
Jan 27, 2004LONGSHORING,INTOXICATED,POISONING,CHEMICALFatality11

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
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PR — for Matson, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 Matson, 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
12-CA-134849Unfair labor practiceAug 2014Oct 2014ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida

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 HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$45.0M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Antitrust

First case: 2011-03-22. Most recent: 2011-03-22. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — THE PASHA GROUP (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$691.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$707.3M
Awards (all-time)
174

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
2010-06-07Complaint64$18,250
2009-09-15Accident0$0
2008-05-22Complaint0$0
2006-04-27Complaint1811$32,250
2005-03-14Complaint0$0
2004-07-15Complaint63$6,050
2004-01-30Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC. is one of 67 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Matson, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Matson, Inc across all 67 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in marine cargo handling within PR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Matson, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HORIZON LINES OF PR, 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 Matson, Inc, which operates 67 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 HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $56,550 in total penalties.
How does HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC. operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.
Has HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving HORIZON LINES OF PR, INC..