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SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC

MILE 7 NASH ROAD, SEWARD, AK, 99664
336611Ship Building and Repairing

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OSHA inspections
25
over 37 years
Violations
216
$133,281 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 10 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC has accumulated 216 OSHA violations across 25 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $133,281 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 45 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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

Inspections
25
0.7 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
216
5.8 / yr
Penalties
$133,281
$617 avg / violation
54% serious46% other
Inspection trigger · planned
14 of 25
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 25

92% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 23 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 · 64 citations in this view · $56,092 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0002 A65$210Nov 1988Aug 1990
29 CFR 1915.0134 B44$1,920Nov 1988Sep 2008
29 CFR 1915.0099 E0144$620Nov 1988Aug 1989
29 CFR 1915.0099 G0144$550Nov 1988Aug 1989
29 CFR 1915.0099 H0144$550Nov 1988Aug 1989
29 CFR 1915.0073 B33$9,750Aug 1990May 2013
29 CFR 1915.0056 B0233$6,500Sep 2008May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B33$5,344May 2006May 2013
29 CFR 1915.0091 A33$4,950Jun 1996Sep 2009
29 CFR 1915.0071 J0133$3,620Nov 1988Jan 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0933$2,681Sep 1998Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0133$1,520Jul 1989Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I33$1,280Nov 1988Sep 1998
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0433$1,156Nov 1988May 2003
29 CFR 1915.0007 A0133$610Nov 1988Aug 1990
29 CFR 1903.0002 A0133$210Nov 1988Aug 1989
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III33Nov 1988May 2003
29 CFR 1915.0072 A0122$9,120Sep 2008Sep 2009
5A000122$2,950Sep 2009May 2013
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II22$2,550May 2006Sep 2009

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3366 within AK. Peer group: 45 employers. This establishment has 216 OSHA violations; peer median is 11.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $7,916
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 3

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
14
Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 1, 1990OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,BARGE,SHIPYARD,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,INTOXICATED,TANKFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
108

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. 2 statutes · 289 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Davis-Bacon (federal construction)Oct 20131215
CWHSSA (federal-contract overtime)Oct 2013174

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 · 289 violations · $0 in backwages · 108 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2012 – Oct 2013Ship and Boat BuildingCWHSSADavis-Bacon289108
Jul 2008 – Aug 2009Ship Building and Repairing0

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 SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. 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 SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$9.6M
Awards
28
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$9.1M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$9.1M
Department of Defense$411K
Department of the Interior$64K
Largest awards
  • Department of Homeland Security
    AWARD PR FOR ALEX HALEY DD08 23 APR - 01 JUL 2008.
    contract · Last action 2008-08-12
    $2,145,866
  • Department of Homeland Security
    MUNRO DS FY09 AWARD PR
    contract · Last action 2009-05-06
    $2,128,033
  • Department of Homeland Security
    AWARD PR FOR USCGC SPAR'S FY08 DRYDOCK. DATES 2/27/08 TO 5/6/08.
    contract · Last action 2008-09-15
    $1,498,293
  • Department of Homeland Security
    AWARD PR FOR USCGC SYCAMORE FY08 DOCKSIDE 15JAN08 TO 07MAR08.
    contract · Last action 2008-03-10
    $849,943
  • Department of Homeland Security
    FY2012 EMERGENCY DRYDOCKING AND REPAIRS TO USCGC HICKORY (WLB 212)
    contract · Last action 2012-10-26
    $549,003
  • Department of Defense
    EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO LCU 2030
    contract · Last action 2012-09-05
    $411,402
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SPAR CAT 4 CASREP UPDATE 10015, DTG 221808ZAPR10 SPAR CPP UPDD FY10 6/16/10 - 6/30/10
    contract · Last action 2010-06-29
    $355,994
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CGC SYCAMORE CPP SYSTEM REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2013-04-25
    $332,093
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DRYDOCK AND REPAIR THE CPP SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2013-01-23
    $321,381
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SPAR UPDD NOV 08
    contract · Last action 2008-11-18
    $184,882
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SPAR UNPLANNED DD FY11
    contract · Last action 2010-11-09
    $157,919
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SPAR UNPLANNED DRY-DOCK FOR CASREP REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2010-02-09
    $139,741
  • Department of Homeland Security
    SOLICITATION PR FOR THE UNPLANNED DRY-DOCK OF THE CGC HICKORY
    contract · Last action 2010-04-21
    $129,286
  • Department of Homeland Security
    AWARD PR FOR CGC ROANOKE ISLAND FY09 UPDD. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 24AUG09-18SEP09.
    contract · Last action 2009-09-15
    $108,896
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DOCKSIDE REPAIR, STEAM HEATER RENEWAL, OF CGC HEALY (WAGB 20)
    contract · Last action 2011-10-11
    $91,111
  • Department of the Interior
    REPOWERING OF THE NATIONAL PARK MOTOR VESSEL ARK. VESSEL NEEDED TO CONDUCT PARK WATER OPERATIONS
    contract · Last action 2013-08-28
    $58,003
  • Department of Homeland Security
    AWARD FOR CGC ALEX HALEY CASREP 07052 #4 SSDG
    contract · Last action 2008-01-03
    $39,460
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC MUNRO CASREP 2007050, 3 HORN FAIRLEAD CLEAT - RAS BULKHEAD ON STDB SIDE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-10
    $27,448
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CASREP 2008003, SHIPS VENTALITION
    contract · Last action 2008-02-11
    $17,812
  • Department of Homeland Security
    HEALY CAT 3 CASREP 11079 CONDENSATE DRAIN LINE WELD REPAIRS DURING SEWARD I/P, 01-06 NOV 11.
    contract · Last action 2011-10-28
    $13,338
  • Department of the Interior
    10-9938-0538 MOBILE DRYDOCK SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2010-07-19
    $5,552
  • Department of Homeland Security
    LABOR AND MATERIALS TO CORRECT CGC HEALY CASREP 2010019
    contract · Last action 2010-07-21
    $4,500
  • Department of Homeland Security
    REF CASREP 11098, CAT 2, NR 2 FIRE PUMP. LABOR TO MACHINE COUPLINGS.
    contract · Last action 2011-11-04
    $2,500
  • Department of Homeland Security
    RENEW WASTED PIPE
    contract · Last action 2010-03-09
    $1,526
  • Department of Homeland Security
    PARTS AND LABOR ARE NEEDED TO CORRECT CAT2 CASREP CGC SYCAMORE.
    contract · Last action 2013-04-08
    $1,190
  • Department of Homeland Security
    WEIGHT TEST
    contract · Last action 2012-06-26
    $669
  • Department of Homeland Security
    RENTAL OF THREE VEHICLES IN SEWARD ALASKA FROM 11JULY - 13 JULY 2009
    contract · Last action 2009-07-14
    $594
  • Department of Homeland Security
    LOCATE & SUPPLY VALVE
    contract · Last action 2010-03-03
    $527

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336611 - SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING. Last action: 2013-08-28. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-04-04Complaint0$0
2013-04-04Planned125$7,000
2013-04-04Planned94$12,600
2012-11-30Complaint44$2,450
2012-11-30Complaint63$5,250
2009-04-14Complaint128$38,620
2008-07-28Planned55$1,350
2008-07-28Planned1410$5,280
2006-04-17Planned95$2,194
2006-04-17Planned71$788
2005-05-09Complaint11$563
2003-04-09Planned42$844
2003-04-09Planned118$3,713
2000-03-22Complaint65$3,400
2000-03-22Complaint53$2,475
1998-06-09Planned52$1,600
1998-06-09Planned187$6,950
1996-04-08Referral3018$26,150
1992-08-04Planned0$0
1992-06-09Planned66$1,675
1990-06-01Accident108$5,000
1989-06-20Follow-up72$1,160
1989-06-20Follow-up91$2,700
1988-09-09Planned197$1,320
1988-09-07Planned71$200

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK 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.

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Frequently asked

What is SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC's OSHA violation history?
SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC has 25 OSHA inspections on record with 216 violations and $133,280.75 in total penalties.
How does SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8.
Has SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SEWARD SHIPS DRYDOCK INC.