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NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

2200 REDGATE AVENUE, NORFOLK, VA, 23507
Operated by Norfolk Southern · 1 of 123 establishments
488320Marine Cargo Handling

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OSHA inspections
5
over 24 years
Violations
9
$14,114 in penalties
Penalties
$14,114
$1,568 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $14,114 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 97 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
5
0.2 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
9
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$14,114
$1,568 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $14,114 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1917.0112 B0111$5,541Aug 2019Aug 2019
29 CFR 1917.0050 C0211$4,432Aug 2019Aug 2019
29 CFR 1918.0026 B11$975Oct 2001Oct 2001
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$975Oct 2001Oct 2001
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211$730Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1917.0151 B0311$730Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0304 G06 VIC511$730Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1917.0112 C0211Aug 2019Aug 2019
29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV11Oct 2001Oct 2001

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4883 within VA. Peer group: 97 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $1,850
Inspection frequency
89th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. 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

Planned
3
Complaint
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 NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. 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 NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$20K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Wildlife

First case: 2001-03-06. Most recent: 2001-03-06. 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 · $19,814 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. NSRC
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. · NSC
Mar 2001pleaWildlifeTennessee - Eastern$19,814No

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.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-314814.17
Obligated (all-time)
$29.4M
Awards (all-time)
33

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
2019-04-04Complaint22$5,541
2019-04-02Complaint11$4,432
2008-09-02Planned33$2,190
2001-09-10Planned33$1,950
2001-09-10Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY is one of 123 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Norfolk Southern.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Norfolk Southern across all 123 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Norfolk Southern, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Norfolk Southern, which operates 123 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 NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $14,113.6 in total penalties.
How does NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4.