Establishment profile
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD
15 ANTONIO L. COSTA AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740
Operated by Sea Watch International, Ltd · 1 of 2 establishments
311710 — Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
Summary
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD has accumulated 46 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $128,224 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 82 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
69% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 26 citations in this view · $126,312 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 3 | 3 | $81,051 | Jun 2019 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $713 | May 1996 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $675 | Feb 1996 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $675 | Feb 1996 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | $300 | May 1996 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 I B 2 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 1 | 1 | $4,508 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | $2,640 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $2,640 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,980 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 III | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,155 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1996 | Feb 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0050 C01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
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 3117 within MA. Peer group: 82 employers. This establishment has 46 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 226 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) · Feb 2022
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2022 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Knee(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2019 | Asphyxiated,Clothing,Neck,Rotating Parts,Rotating Shaft,StrangulatedFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jan 16, 2014 | Asphyxiated,Caught In,Crushing,Drive Shaft,Head,Lockout/TagoutFatality | 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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 3 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA Child Labor 2 minors involved | Jul 2023 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 3 violations · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected · 1 child-labor case (2 minors)
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 – Jul 2023 | Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers | Child Labor 2 minors | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Nov 2014 – Nov 2016 | Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
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 Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
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 significant noncompliance · $1,265 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL LTD 15 ANTONIO L COSTA AVENUE · NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740 | RCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 0 | 1 | $1,265 | Jun 2021 | 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
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.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Sea Watch Intl Inc Sea Watch International, Inc. | Apr 2003 | plea | Environmental | Delaware | — | No |
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-04 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $70,000 | |
| 2019-03-28 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | 1 | $10,140 | |
| 2019-01-02 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 2 | $10,419 | |
| 2015-03-18 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-06-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-02-06 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | — | $1,155 | |
| 2014-01-16 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 9 | 7 | $25,460 | |
| 2012-04-27 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-08-30 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $4,675 | |
| 2011-08-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-10 | Referral | 11 | 7 | $3,000 | |
| 1996-05-02 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $1,125 | |
| 1995-11-29 | Complaint | 10 | 7 | $2,250 |
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 employers in this industry and state
Other employers in seafood product preparation and packaging within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RAW SEA FOODS, INC.FALL RIVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- PIER FISH COMPANY INC.NEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTH COAST SEAFOODS, CORPNEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE ATLANTIC RED CRAB CO. LLCNEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN PELAGIC GROUP, LLCNEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- GORTON'S INC.GLOUCESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN WIND, INC.NEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- M & B SEA PRODUCTS, INC.NEW BEDFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- IPSWICH MARITIME PRODUCTSIPSWICH — 1 federal enforcement record
- TICHON SEAFOOD CORPORATIONNEW BEDFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Sea Watch International, Ltd, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.MILFORD, DE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Sea Watch International, Ltd locationsParent rollup
- Seafood Product Preparation and PackagingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Seafood Product Preparation in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD's OSHA violation history?
- SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 46 violations and $128,224 in total penalties.
- How does SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD's safety record compare to its industry?
- SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD operates in the seafood product preparation and packaging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD's self-reported DART rate is 2.76 compared to an industry average of 3.6.
- Has SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving SEA WATCH INTERNATIONAL, LTD.