Establishment profile
TROPICAL SHIPPING
821 AVENUE E, RIVIERA BEACH, FL, 33404
Operated by Tropical Shipping · 1 of 7 establishments
488510 — Freight Transportation Arrangement
EIN 841692675
Summary
TROPICAL SHIPPING has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $780 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 71,901 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TROPICAL SHIPPING 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $780 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1917.0043 B08 | 1 | 1 | $270 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0025 E | 1 | 1 | $175 | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0035 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Feb 1984 | Feb 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0043 B02 | 1 | 1 | $125 | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0013 A | 1 | 1 | $35 | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II | 1 | 1 | $35 | Sep 1973 | Sep 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0043 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 E | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1973 | Sep 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0074 A09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
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 4885 within FL. Peer group: 71,901 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 114 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) · Jan 2017
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2017 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 TROPICAL SHIPPING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING. 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 TROPICAL SHIPPING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TROPICAL SHIPPING UNKNOWN · RIVIERA BEACH, FL, 33404 | 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 TROPICAL SHIPPING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-12-10 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $270 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Planned | 3 | 2 | $300 | |
| 1984-01-05 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $140 | |
| 1975-04-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-01-30 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-09-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-05-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-03-05 | Planned | 2 | — | $35 | |
| 1973-09-12 | Planned | 2 | — | $35 | |
| 1973-08-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-05-01 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-03-21 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1972-12-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TROPICAL SHIPPING is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tropical Shipping.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tropical Shipping across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in freight transportation arrangement within FL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SYSCO SOUTHEAST FLORIDA LLCRIVIERA BEACH — 2 federal enforcement records
- EVERGREEN AVIATION GROUND LOGISTICS ENTERPRISEMIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GAP FORWARDINGMIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ATI CONTAINER SERVICES, LLCMIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ITS TECHNOLOGIES AND LOGISTICS, LLCJACKSONVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- COASTAL STEVEDORING COMPANYFORT PIERCE — 1 federal enforcement record
- UPS FreightMIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- RUDY EXPORT, CORP.MIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GO FISH CARGO INC.MIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORWARD AIR, INC.MIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tropical Shipping, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLCRIVIERA BEACH, FL — 3 federal enforcement records
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTDST. THOMAS, VI — 2 federal enforcement records
- TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLCMEDLEY, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTDST. THOMAS, VI — 1 federal enforcement record
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO., LTD.CHRISTIANSTED, VI — 1 federal enforcement record
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.ST. CROIX, VI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tropical Shipping locationsParent rollup
- Freight Transportation ArrangementAll employers in this industry
- Employers in FLState-wide enforcement data
- Freight Transportation Arrangement in FLIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TROPICAL SHIPPING 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 Tropical Shipping, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TROPICAL SHIPPING's OSHA violation history?
- TROPICAL SHIPPING has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $780 in total penalties.
- How does TROPICAL SHIPPING's safety record compare to its industry?
- TROPICAL SHIPPING operates in the freight transportation arrangement industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. TROPICAL SHIPPING's self-reported DART rate is 4.06 compared to an industry average of 1.7.