Establishment profile
SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER
1140 STATE HWY 72 WEST, MANAHAWKIN, NJ, 08050
Operated by Hackensack Meridian Health · 1 of 12 establishments
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 221487576
Summary
SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 5 years of recorded history, with $5,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 42nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 141 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $5,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 6221 within NJ. Peer group: 141 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; 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 1,106 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) · Mar 2023
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Wrist(s) | 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 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — for Hackensack Meridian Health, 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 Hackensack Meridian Health 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.). 2 cases · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-RD-211661 | Representation election | Dec 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-RC-185631 | Representation election | Oct 2016 | Nov 2016 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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 SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-15 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER is one of 12 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hackensack Meridian Health.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hackensack Meridian Health across all 12 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general medical and surgical hospitals within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BERGEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, L.P.PARAMUS — 4 federal enforcement records
- ST. PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITALNEW BRUNSWICK — 3 federal enforcement records
- DEBORAH HEART & LUNG CENTERBROWNS MILLS — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALNEWARK — 3 federal enforcement records
- HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTERFLEMINGTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTERLIVINGSTON — 3 federal enforcement records
- BAYONNE MEDICAL CENTERBAYONNE — 3 federal enforcement records
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTYSALEM — 3 federal enforcement records
- ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALNEW BRUNSWICK — 3 federal enforcement records
- MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTERLONG BRANCH — 3 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hackensack Meridian Health, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH, INC.EDISON, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERHACKENSACK, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTERRED BANK, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTHHACKENSACK, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- Hackensack Meridian HealthTINTON FALLS, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERNEPTUNE, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTHNEPTUNE, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Hackensack Meridian Health locationsParent rollup
- General Medical and Surgical HospitalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
- General Medical and in NJIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER 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 Hackensack Meridian Health, which operates 12 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $5,000 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 9.62 compared to an industry average of 2.1.