Establishment profile
PORTS AMERICA
PORT OF FREEPORT, FREEPORT, TX, 77541
Operated by Ports America · 1 of 24 establishments
488310 — Port and Harbor Operations
EIN 161775492
Summary
PORTS AMERICA has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $7,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 112 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PORTS AMERICA appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 4883 within TX. Peer group: 112 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 539 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2025
Most frequent event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2010 | MAINTENANCE,BRAKE,UNSECURED,MECHANIC,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,TRAILERFatality | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PORTS AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PORTS AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for Ports America, not this location alone
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 Ports America locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PORTS AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PORTS AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-10-13 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $7,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PORTS AMERICA is one of 24 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ports America.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ports America across all 24 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Ports America locationsParent rollup
- Port and Harbor OperationsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Port and Harbor in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PORTS AMERICA 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 Ports America, which operates 24 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.
Frequently asked
- What is PORTS AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
- PORTS AMERICA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $7,000 in total penalties.
- How does PORTS AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
- PORTS AMERICA operates in the port and harbor operations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. PORTS AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 2.52 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
- Has PORTS AMERICA had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PORTS AMERICA.