Establishment profile
OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC
2820 SE FERRY SLIP RD, NEWPORT, OR, 97365
712130 — Zoos and Botanical Gardens
EIN 930877807
Summary
OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $3,065 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $3,065 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Nov 2008 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2001 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2001 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 7010.76502 A | 1 | 1 | $500 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 7020.22104 D | 1 | 1 | $210 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $195 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 7020.22102 C | 1 | 1 | $180 | May 1997 | May 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $180 | May 1997 | May 1997 |
| 29 CFR 7010.76001 B D | 1 | 1 | $165 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 7020.29003 B | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 7020.24204 B | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $105 | Jan 2001 | Jan 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
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 7121 within OR. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 85 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
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 OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. 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 OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OREGON COAST AQUARIUM 2820 SE FERRY SLIP RD · NEWPORT, OR, 97365 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2001 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseSLEEPOVER PROGRAM PACKAGEcontract · Last action 2013-07-29$4,210
- Department of DefenseSLEEPING WITH THE SHARKS PACKAGEcontract · Last action 2013-03-07$4,090
- Department of DefenseSLEEPING WITH THE SHARKS PACKAGEcontract · Last action 2015-01-23$4,000
- Department of the InteriorIGF::OT::IGF HOUSING AND CARE OF 2 LEMON SHARKScontract · Last action 2014-03-05$2,136
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 712130 - ZOOS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Last action: 2015-01-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-01 | Planned | 8 | 3 | $1,110 | |
| 2008-10-08 | Referral | 8 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-09-04 | Planned | 18 | 8 | $1,490 | |
| 2000-11-28 | Planned | 11 | 1 | $105 | |
| 1997-02-05 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $360 |
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 OREGON COAST AQUARIUM 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC's OSHA violation history?
- OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $3,065 in total penalties.
- How does OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC operates in the zoos and botanical gardens industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. OREGON COAST AQUARIUM INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.71 compared to an industry average of 2.2.