Establishment profile
STERLING SHIPYARD LLC
906 MAIN ST, PORT NECHES, TX, 77651
336611 — Ship Building and Repairing
EIN 264234263
Summary
STERLING SHIPYARD LLC has accumulated 47 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $142,014 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STERLING SHIPYARD LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 24 citations in this view · $120,416 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1915.0073 D | 2 | 2 | $14,112 | Sep 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0132 D | 2 | 2 | $4,340 | Sep 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 2 | 2 | $3,825 | Oct 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 2 | 2 | $3,825 | Oct 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0093 B02 | 1 | 1 | $8,193 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 O02 | 1 | 1 | $8,193 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 O01 | 1 | 1 | $8,193 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 I02 II A | 1 | 1 | $7,812 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0404 B01 | 1 | 1 | $6,338 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0152 A | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $5,853 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0072 A01 | 1 | 1 | $5,400 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | $5,400 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0056 B04 | 1 | 1 | $5,400 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0111 A | 1 | 1 | $5,400 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $5,400 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0056 E | 1 | 1 | $4,590 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1915.0075 B | 1 | 1 | $4,590 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 B03 II A | 1 | 1 | $3,906 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $3,348 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
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 3366 within TX. Peer group: 119 employers. This establishment has 47 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 122 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) · Aug 2018
Most frequent event: Exposure to electricity, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2018 | Exposure to electricity, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Break,Broke,Caught Between,Crushed,Dragged,Forklift,Forks,Head,Industrial Truck,Lack of Work Procedures,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,PIV,Pavement,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Rail,Ramp,Seat Belt,Ship,Shipyard,Supervisor,Tips Over,Torso,Unsafe Position,Unsecured,Unstable Position,Work SurfaceFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Blunt force trauma,Fall,Head,StairFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Cardiac Arrest,Electric Shock,Heart Attack,Welding | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for STERLING SHIPYARD LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STERLING SHIPYARD LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for STERLING SHIPYARD LLC. 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 STERLING SHIPYARD LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STERLING SHIPYARD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STERLING SHIPYARD 906 MAIN ST · PORT NECHES, TX, 77651 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 STERLING SHIPYARD LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseYON FUEL OIL BARGE CRAFT NO. 1contract · Last action 2026-03-16$30,000,503
- Department of DefenseONE (1) STEEL INLAND RIVER(S) BARGE THAT CAN HOLD/PAIRED WITH A CRAWLER CRANEcontract · Last action 2023-09-25$9,193,499
- Department of Defense1100HP TOWBOATcontract · Last action 2026-03-23$7,037,027
- Department of Defense2 TWO-STACK STOP LOG BARGEScontract · Last action 2025-06-12$5,355,202
- Department of DefenseCONSTRUCT, TEST, AND DELIVER 2 DECK BARGES FOR USACE ST. PAUL DISTRICT. MDC PROJECT 3128contract · Last action 2020-02-24$1,643,182
- Department of Defense2685 - QUAD CITIES TEST TANKcontract · Last action 2022-11-30$754,903
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF WORK BOATScontract · Last action 2015-11-18$592,400
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTHE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, LABOR MATERIAL AND SUPERVISION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW CONTINUOUS FLAT DECK BARGE, WITH A HULL THAT IS RAKED ON BOW AND STERN, DELIVERED TO STENNIS SPACE CENTER.contract · Last action 2017-07-25$497,400
- Department of DefenseWORK BOAT, 36'contract · Last action 2011-09-22$474,682
- Department of TransportationM/V BARBARA LOIS DECK & GENERATOR SETS REMOVAL & REINSTALLATIONcontract · Last action 2023-07-12$111,550
- Department of TransportationFABRICATE NEW BARGES FOR MARAD BEAUMONT RESERVE FLEET AS PER CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL DATED 7/24/17. IGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2019-02-20$94,375
- Department of TransportationNEW FABRICATED LANDING BARGE FOR BRFcontract · Last action 2021-10-28$79,700
- Department of TransportationNEW FABRICATED LANDING BARGEcontract · Last action 2021-02-11$69,000
- Department of TransportationBEAUMONT RESERVE FLEET M/V BARBARA LOIS DECK & ENGINE REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION.contract · Last action 2022-03-10$46,050
- Department of DefensePILOT HOUSE FOR BLUESTONE LAKE, HINTON, WVcontract · Last action 2017-09-27$44,900
- Department of TransportationPURCHASE. PARTS AND LABOR FOR HYDRAULIC PIPE AND VALVE REPLACEMENT AND REMOVAL ONBOARD M/V BARBARA LOIS IN HPU ROOM MODIFICATION IGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2020-08-19$20,000
- Department of TransportationBARBARA LOIS PIPING REPAIRScontract · Last action 2020-07-30$9,956
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336612 - BOAT BUILDING. Last action: 2026-03-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 4 | 1 | $4,500 | |
| 2025-02-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-12-16 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 6 | 6 | $30,430 | |
| 2020-02-25 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-09-25 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $6,338 | |
| 2014-01-13 | Complaint | 9 | 6 | $20,646 | |
| 2014-01-13 | Follow-up | 4 | 3 | $17,550 | |
| 2013-05-28 | Referral | 9 | 9 | $22,950 | |
| 2013-05-08 | Complaint | 12 | 11 | $39,600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- JOHN BLUDWORTH SHIPYARD, L.L.C.CORPUS CHRISTI — 2 federal enforcement records
- KEPPEL AMFELS, L.L.C.BROWNSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- GULF MARINE FABRICATORS, LPINGLESIDE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING SHIPYARD 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is STERLING SHIPYARD LLC's OSHA violation history?
- STERLING SHIPYARD LLC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 47 violations and $142,013.8 in total penalties.
- How does STERLING SHIPYARD LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- STERLING SHIPYARD LLC operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. STERLING SHIPYARD LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.2.
- Has STERLING SHIPYARD LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving STERLING SHIPYARD LLC.