Establishment profile
PORTS AMERICA
M/V WM UNANIMITY, BERTH 102, SAN PEDRO, CA, 90731
Operated by Ports America · 1 of 24 establishments
488320 — Marine Cargo Handling
EIN 950973175
Summary
PORTS AMERICA has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $20,952 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 294 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PORTS AMERICA 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
44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $20,952 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1918.0022 E | 3 | 3 | $15,844 | Oct 2023 | Aug 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0091 A | 2 | 2 | $4,623 | Oct 2023 | Aug 2025 |
| 3395 E01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 3650 B | 1 | 1 | $185 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0022 B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0022 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 3203(A)(4) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2016 | Jan 2016 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 4883 within CA. Peer group: 294 employers. This establishment has 10 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 32 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) · May 2017
Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
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). 100% of this employer's reports came from a state-plan program.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2013 | DRIVER,TRUCK,DROWN,CART,WATERFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Feb 24, 2013 | FRACTURE,DOCK,DRIVER,TRUCK,PELVIS,STRUCK BY | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2012 | EJECTED,FRACTURE,SHIPYARD,ROLL-OVER | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2010 | CHEST,FRACTURE,REPAIR,SHIPYARD,MECHANIC,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,LEG,TIRE | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 23, 2009 | HEAT,HEART ATTACKFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months 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 CA — 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.
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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-CA-281658 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2021 | Sep 2021 | Closed | Region 21, Los Angeles, California |
| 21-CA-039194 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2010 | Feb 2010 | Closed | Region 21, Los Angeles, California |
| 21-CA-039053 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2009 | Dec 2009 | Closed | Region 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 PORTS AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PORTS AMERICA. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PORTS AMERICA INC 100 SWINFORD ST., BERTH 92 · SAN PEDRO, CA, 90731 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 PORTS AMERICA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Planned | 2 | — | $241 | |
| 2025-07-01 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $10,000 | |
| 2023-08-16 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $4,382 | |
| 2023-08-16 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $5,844 | |
| 2015-10-06 | Accident | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-02-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-07-01 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-03-06 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-02-22 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-01-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-05-24 | Complaint | 1 | — | $185 | |
| 2010-02-23 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-09-24 | Accident | 1 | — | $300 | |
| 2009-04-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-11-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in marine cargo handling within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CEMEXSAN DIEGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- CEMEXSAN FRANCISCO — 3 federal enforcement records
- MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATIONWEST SACRAMENTO — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICA, INC.WILMINGTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATIONSTOCKTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRIDE INDUSTRIESSAN DIEGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATIONSAN DIEGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- YUSEN TERMINALS LLCTERMINAL ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- SSA PACIFICBENICIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SSA TERMINALS, LLCRICHMOND — 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 AMERICA, INC.WILMINGTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICAFREEPORT, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICA, INC.GALVESTON, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICACROCKETT, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICARICHMOND, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICASAVANNAH, GA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICALONG BEACH, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICAOAKLAND, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PORTS AMERICA, INC.BAYONNE, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Ports America locationsParent rollup
- Marine Cargo HandlingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Marine Cargo Handling in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PORTS AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
- PORTS AMERICA has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $20,952 in total penalties.
- How does PORTS AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
- PORTS AMERICA operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. PORTS AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
- Has PORTS AMERICA had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving PORTS AMERICA.