Establishment profile
SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC
5555 N. CHANNEL AVE, PORTLAND, OR, 97217
Operated by Vigor · 1 of 3 establishments
336611 — Ship Building and Repairing
Summary
SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC has accumulated 43 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $19,787 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 194 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC 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
67% 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 · 28 citations in this view · $19,687 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 2 | 2 | $375 | Jul 1993 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 2 | 2 | $165 | Sep 1999 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F04 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1995 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1995 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1999 | Oct 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1993 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1993 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G02 | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B05 | 1 | 1 | $6,620 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $3,672 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | $180 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 7155.003001 A | 1 | 1 | $180 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 D02 | 1 | 1 | $165 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $165 | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 1 | 1 | $165 | Sep 1995 | Sep 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Apr 2006 | Apr 2006 |
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 3366 within OR. Peer group: 194 employers. This establishment has 43 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 65 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: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
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 6, 2017 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2017 | Amputated,Caught In,Construction,Drill,Finger | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 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 SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OR — for Vigor, 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 Vigor 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.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-RC-297007 | Representation election | Jun 2022 | Aug 2022 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
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 SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPECIALTY FINISHES INC 3621 N SUTTLE RD · PORTLAND, OR, 97217 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 1995 | 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 SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-02-20 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $6,620 | |
| 2023-04-07 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $7,500 | |
| 2017-05-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-10-26 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-10-26 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-01-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-03-01 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $100 | |
| 2011-01-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-24 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $3,672 | |
| 2010-09-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-28 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $265 | |
| 2004-07-26 | Complaint | 7 | 3 | $265 | |
| 2002-09-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-07-21 | Referral | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-04-28 | Complaint | 8 | 4 | $495 | |
| 1993-04-23 | Follow-up | 2 | 2 | $210 | |
| 1993-01-06 | Complaint | 9 | 4 | $660 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Vigor.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Vigor across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in ship building and repairing within OR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VIGOR INDUSTRIAL LLCPORTLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- CASCADE GENERAL, INC.PORTLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- J.E. MCAMISASTORIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- VIGOR MARINE LLCPORTLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- GUNDERSON MARINE, LLC.PORTLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- WCT MARINE & CONSTRUCTION, INCASTORIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INCPORTLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASTORIA MARINE CONSTRUCTION CO.ASTORIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- WASHINGTON MARINE REPAIR LLCPORTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- US FABPORTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Vigor, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- VIGOR INDUSTRIAL LLCSEATTLE, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- VIGOR MACHINE LLCPORTLAND, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Vigor locationsParent rollup
- Ship Building and RepairingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ORState-wide enforcement data
- Ship Building and in ORIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC 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 Vigor, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 43 violations and $19,787 in total penalties.
- How does SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. SPECIALTY FINISHES LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.08 compared to an industry average of 3.2.