Establishment profile
METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED
101-105 ELEVENTH STREET, CRISFIELD, MD, 21817
Summary
METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $7,700 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 21 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 20 citations in this view · $7,700 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | $431 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $355 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $355 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J01 IIA | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $354 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
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 3117 within MD. Peer group: 21 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED. 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Nov 2011 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 1 violations · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2009 – Nov 2011 | Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED. 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 METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2007-09-18. Most recent: 2007-09-18. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $50,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Metompkin Bay Oyster Company Inc. Metompkin Bay Oyster Co., Inc. | Sep 2007 | plea | Wildlife | Maryland | $50,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-10 | Planned | 23 | 20 | $4,250 | |
| 2009-11-04 | Planned | 14 | 11 | $3,450 | |
| 1996-01-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
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 METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED 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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- METOMPKIN BAY OYSTER COMPANY INCORPORATED has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $7,700 in total penalties.