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SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

242 S. REHOBOTH BLVD., MILFORD, DE, 19963
Operated by Sea Watch International, Ltd · 1 of 2 establishments
311422Specialty Canning

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OSHA inspections
19
over 43 years
Violations
73
$92,662 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. has accumulated 73 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $92,662 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
19
0.4 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
73
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$92,662
$1,269 avg / violation
66% serious34% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 19
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 19

68% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 12 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 · 35 citations in this view · $74,602 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0333$2,810Oct 1987Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0176 B32$320Dec 1987Oct 1988
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0122$4,275Aug 1993Oct 2004
29 CFR 1910.0109 B0122$3,150Oct 2004Jul 2012
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$2,280May 1995Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0024 H22$1,770May 1995Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III22$510Dec 1987Oct 1988
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$190Dec 1987Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 III21Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0122Dec 1987May 1995
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II22Aug 1993May 1995
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I22Aug 1993May 1995
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC22Dec 1987Oct 1988
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$15,469Jul 2023Jul 2023
5A000111$14,518Jul 2024Jul 2024
29 CFR 1910.0109 C01 I11$7,000Jul 2012Jul 2012
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$6,776Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$6,776Feb 2024Feb 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$4,600Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 H05 III B11$4,158Jan 2013Jan 2013

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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3114 within DE. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 73 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $1,430
Inspection frequency
90th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
3.7
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
3.7
vs industry
+0.9

Reported for 218 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
10
Referral
5
Follow-up
1

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) · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 29, 2024Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shiftBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Aug 31, 2023Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jan 26, 2023Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.. 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 SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD
242 REHOBOTH BOULEVARD · MILFORD, DE, 19963
AirWaterNo Violation Identified20Jul 2023View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3837401
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2003-04-08. Most recent: 2003-04-08. 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.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Sea Watch Intl Inc
Sea Watch International, Inc.
Apr 2003pleaEnvironmentalDelawareNo

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-02-02Referral11$14,518
2023-09-05Referral55$13,552
2023-02-02Referral11$15,469
2018-11-19Complaint0$0
2017-12-05Complaint0$0
2015-05-20Complaint31$5,000
2015-02-04Follow-up0$0
2012-08-22Complaint1$4,158
2012-07-02Referral21$7,000
2007-05-15Complaint2116$13,230
2004-04-16Referral22$6,300
1995-04-18Planned127$9,600
1993-08-19Complaint51$1,125
1988-09-14Complaint43$560
1987-10-15Complaint159$1,650
1987-09-24Complaint11$500
1985-05-03Complaint0$0
1984-06-01Planned0$0
1982-11-10Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sea Watch International, Ltd.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sea Watch International, Ltd across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. 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 Sea Watch International, Ltd, which operates 2 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 SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 73 violations and $92,662 in total penalties.
How does SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD. operates in the specialty canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.69 compared to an industry average of 1.7.