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SWIFTSHIPS INC.

CORNER OF RAILROAD & AYCOCK STREET, MORGAN CITY, LA, 70380
336611Ship Building and Repairing
EIN 800968795

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OSHA inspections
6
over 52 years
Violations
29
$1,275 in penalties
Penalties
$1,275
$44 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SWIFTSHIPS INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $1,275 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 20,264 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SWIFTSHIPS 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
6
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
29
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$1,275
$44 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 21 citations in this view · $1,275 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122Oct 1976Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0095 A11$600Sep 1981Sep 1981
29 CFR 1916.0024 B0811$360Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1916.0043 B11$180Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 04000511$45Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC11$30Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1916.0043 C11$30Feb 1974Feb 1974
29 CFR 1916.0043 A11$30Feb 1974Feb 1974
29 CFR 1916.0082 D0111Sep 1981Sep 1981
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111Sep 1981Sep 1981
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0311Sep 1981Sep 1981
29 CFR 1916.0031 A01 II11Sep 1981Sep 1981
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1916.0051 A11Feb 1979Feb 1979
29 CFR 1910.0141 D02 IV11Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1910.0141 D0111Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1910.0141 C01 V11Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1910.0157 D03 I11Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V11Oct 1976Oct 1976
29 CFR 1910.0104 B03 IX11Oct 1976Oct 1976

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3366 within LA. Peer group: 20,264 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.5
vs industry
−2.7
TRIR
4.0
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 219 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
4
Complaint
1
Follow-up
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 SWIFTSHIPS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$189,323
Employees affected
249

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 · 260 violations · $189,323 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMar 2004 – Feb 20242260249$189,323

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 · 260 violations · $189,323 in backwages · 249 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2024 – Feb 2024Ship Building and RepairingFLSA142138$130,887
Feb 2004 – Mar 2004Ship and Boat BuildingFLSA118111$58,436

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 SWIFTSHIPS 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 SWIFTSHIPS 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 SWIFTSHIPS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SWIFTSHIPS INC.. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SWIFTSHIPS INC
1105 LEVEE ROAD · MORGAN CITY, LA, 70380
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Nov 1997View →

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 SWIFTSHIPS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$19.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$216.1M
Awards
21
Top agency
Department of Defense
$214.2M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$214.2M
Department of the Interior$1.6M
Department of Homeland Security$322K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LANDING CRAFT, UTILITY (LCU) 1700
    contract · Last action 2025-03-12
    $152,461,575
  • Department of Defense
    EN 28M CPC PRODUCTION KITS
    contract · Last action 2024-12-17
    $26,357,027
  • Department of Defense
    EN 28M CPC PRODUCTION KITS
    contract · Last action 2022-10-18
    $19,976,370
  • Department of Defense
    MATERIAL AND SUPPLY SUPPORT IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2023-09-01
    $9,998,304
  • Department of Defense
    ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2018-09-26
    $2,760,528
  • Department of Defense
    ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2018-09-26
    $1,133,980
  • Department of Defense
    SURFACE CRAFT
    contract · Last action 2024-05-08
    $953,305
  • Department of Defense
    DLQ ENGINEERING DESIGN
    contract · Last action 2019-05-08
    $488,239
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF, X:NOGRN, CYCLIC MAINTENANCE OF M/V FORT JEFFERSON FOR DRTO
    contract · Last action 2017-06-02
    $353,891
  • Department of Homeland Security
    PROCUREMENT OF SPARE PARTS FOR FMS UNDER LOAS SPARES - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AC-P-RAO - ST. LUCIA ST-P-LAC - ST. KITTS SC-P-LAD - GRENADA GJ-P-RAO
    contract · Last action 2026-03-05
    $321,561
  • Department of the Interior
    CYCLIC MAINTENANCE OF M/V FORT JEFFERSON AT DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
    contract · Last action 2022-03-22
    $320,302
  • Department of the Interior
    FY23 CYCLIC REPAIRS FOR M/V FORT JEFFERSON DRTO
    contract · Last action 2024-02-29
    $299,822
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF, X:NOGRN, FY15 M/V FORT JEFFERSON VESSEL REPAIR AND CYCLIC MAINTENANCE FOR DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
    contract · Last action 2015-09-17
    $296,517
  • Department of the Interior
    X:NOGRN, SERVICE, CYCLIC MAINTENANCE ON M/V FORT JEFFERSON FOR DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
    contract · Last action 2019-09-09
    $283,418
  • Department of Defense
    VESSEL RESEARCH-DESIGN-ANALYSIS-ESTIMATE REPORT
    contract · Last action 2017-10-11
    $40,000
  • Department of Defense
    ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-01-25
    $34,238
  • Department of Defense
    START OF WORK MEETING
    contract · Last action 2021-01-28
    $1,000
  • Department of Defense
    START OF WORK MEETING
    contract · Last action 2021-01-28
    $1,000
  • Department of Defense
    WATERCRAFT INSPECTION BRANCH AND ARMY WATERCRAFT SYSTEMS PRODUCT DIRECTORATE TO COMBINE ITS SHIPYARD EFFORTS TO EFFICIENTLY EXECUTE MODIFICATIONS, MODERNIZATIONS, AND ON- CONDITION CYCLIC MAINTENANCE (OCCM) EFFORTS FOR ITS EXISTING FLEET OF VESSELS.
    contract · Last action 2025-07-14
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    WATERCRAFT INSPECTION BRANCH AND ARMY WATERCRAFT SYSTEMS PRODUCT DIRECTORATE TO COMBINE ITS SHIPYARD EFFORTS TO EFFICIENTLY EXECUTE MODIFICATIONS, MODERNIZATIONS, AND ON-CONDITION CYCLIC MAINTENANCE (OCCM) EFFORTS FOR ITS EXISTING FLEET OF VESSELS.
    contract · Last action 2025-03-11
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2018-09-26
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336611 - SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING. Last action: 2026-03-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1993-04-06Complaint0$0
1981-08-03Planned53$600
1979-03-08Follow-up0$0
1979-01-29Planned52$540
1976-10-06Planned14$75
1974-01-23Planned5$60

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 SWIFTSHIPS 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 SWIFTSHIPS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SWIFTSHIPS INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $1,275 in total penalties.
How does SWIFTSHIPS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SWIFTSHIPS INC. operates in the ship building and repairing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. SWIFTSHIPS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.5 compared to an industry average of 3.2.