Establishment profile
PORTS AMERICA, INC.
PIER 10-TORREADOR-MAIN DECK, GALVESTON, TX, 77550
Operated by Ports America · 1 of 24 establishments
488320 — Marine Cargo Handling
EIN 161775492
Summary
PORTS AMERICA, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $8,762 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 115 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PORTS AMERICA, INC. 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, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 4883 within TX. Peer group: 115 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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) · Jun 2016 – Apr 2022 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2022 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Apr 27, 2020 | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jun 13, 2016 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PORTS AMERICA, INC.. 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, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PORTS AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PORTS AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-30 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $8,762 |
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, INC. 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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in marine cargo handling within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- P. C. PFEIFFER CO., INC.BEAUMONT — 3 federal enforcement records
- SHIPPERS STEVEDORING COMPANYHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- COOPER PORTS AMERICA, LLC.LA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- JAMES J. FLANAGAN SHIPPING CORPORATIONGALVESTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PC PfeifferBEAUMONT — 2 federal enforcement records
- CERES GULF INCORPORATEDLA PORTE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TEXAS INTERNATIONAL TERMINALSGALVESTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- JAMES J. FLANAGAN SHIPPING CORPORATIONBEAUMONT — 2 federal enforcement records
- GULF STREAM MARINE, INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- GULF STREAM MARINE, INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ports America, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLCNEWARK, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICALONG BEACH, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICARICHMOND, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICA, INC.WILMINGTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICASAN PEDRO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICASAVANNAH, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICAFREEPORT, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICASTOCKTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICACROCKETT, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICAOAKLAND, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Ports America locationsParent rollup
- Marine Cargo HandlingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Marine Cargo Handling in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PORTS AMERICA, 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.
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, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PORTS AMERICA, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $8,761.9 in total penalties.
- How does PORTS AMERICA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PORTS AMERICA, INC. operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. PORTS AMERICA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.52 compared to an industry average of 1.8.