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NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY

8511 KERNS ST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92186
336611Ship Building and Repairing

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OSHA inspections
16
over 39 years
Violations
56
$93,325 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
6 fatalities · 6 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY has accumulated 56 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $93,325 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 344 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 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
16
0.4 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
56
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$93,325
$1,667 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 16
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 16

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 26 citations in this view · $82,625 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000161$37,000Jan 1988Jan 1988
29 CFR 1915.0073 D22$3,250Feb 1994Jan 2000
29 CFR 1915.0117 C11$10,000Jan 1988Jan 1988
4310 A0111$2,700Jun 2007Jun 2007
29 CFR 1915.0012 E11$2,500Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1915.0012 F11$2,500Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1915.0016 A11$2,500Aug 2000Aug 2000
29 CFR 1915.1025 I03 I11$2,500Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 I03 III11$2,500Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 F03 II11$2,500Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 H02 II11$2,500Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 D0211$2,500Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.0152 A11$1,300Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1915.0073 B11$1,250Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 D08 I11$1,250Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 E03 IIA11$1,250Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1200 F05 I11$1,250Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.1025 G01 II11$1,250Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 1915.0036 A0211$1,125Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0424 C0111$1,000Jan 2000Jan 2000

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3366 within CA. Peer group: 344 employers. This establishment has 56 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $1,746
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
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

Planned
5
Complaint
6
Accident
1
Referral
1

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 NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. 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
Jul 10, 1987ABRASION,FALL,AERIAL LIFT,CONTUSION,CRANEFatality1266

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
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
21
Unfair labor practice
19
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 NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 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.). 21 cases · 19 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-AC-000068ACSep 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-021070Representation electionAug 2008Sep 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-036772Unfair labor practiceMar 2005Feb 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-036241Unfair labor practiceApr 2004Oct 2004ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-036114Unfair labor practiceJan 2004Jul 2004ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-036077Unfair labor practiceDec 2003Jul 2004ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-034432Unfair labor practiceMar 2001Apr 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033726Unfair labor practiceJan 2000Oct 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033424Unfair labor practiceJul 1999Feb 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033279Unfair labor practiceApr 1999Dec 1999ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033261Unfair labor practiceApr 1999Jul 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033260Unfair labor practiceApr 1999Jun 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033259Unfair labor practiceApr 1999Jul 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033258Unfair labor practiceApr 1999Jun 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033153Unfair labor practiceJan 1999Jul 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-033009Unfair labor practiceOct 1998Mar 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-032321Unfair labor practiceOct 1997Mar 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-032080Unfair labor practiceJun 1997Jul 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-031919Unfair labor practiceMar 1997Jan 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-031802Unfair labor practiceJan 1997Jun 2001ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-031707Unfair labor practiceNov 1996Jul 2002ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

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 NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-05-01Follow-up0$0
2007-05-11Complaint41$3,500
2007-03-21Planned0$0
2006-08-02Monitoring0$0
2003-10-21Referral0$0
2003-07-14Planned0$0
2001-06-25Complaint11$1,125
2001-06-25Complaint2$0
2000-02-28Unprogrammed Related33$7,500
1999-10-19Planned55$4,900
1995-01-05Complaint0$0
1993-09-01Planned1616$18,500
1993-09-01Planned33$4,000
1992-08-20Complaint0$0
1990-05-24Complaint0$0
1987-07-10Accident2211$53,800

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 NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 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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Frequently asked

What is NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 56 violations and $93,325 in total penalties.
How does NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8.
Has NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 6 fatality investigations involving NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY.