Establishment profile
TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.
NEW CONTAINER PORT, CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX, VI, 00820
Operated by Tropical Shipping · 1 of 7 establishments
EIN 660364306
Summary
TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $990 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,635 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 32 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD. 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, 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
60% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $990 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1918.0021 C | 2 | 2 | $650 | Jul 1987 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 A | 2 | 2 | $90 | Jul 1987 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0021 D | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1987 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0112 A01 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Jul 1987 | Jul 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0028 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0027 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0152 D01 XVI | 1 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1987 | Jul 1987 |
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. Peer group: 2,635 employers. This establishment has 12 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 43 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 32+ years. Most recent activity: 32 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 CO. LTD.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.. 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 CO. LTD.. 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 CO. LTD.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-01-27 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-03-10 | Planned | 6 | — | $490 | |
| 1987-11-09 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-06-02 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $500 |
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 CO. LTD. 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 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 SHIPPINGRIVIERA BEACH, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTDST. THOMAS, VI — 1 federal enforcement record
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO., LTD.CHRISTIANSTED, VI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tropical Shipping locationsParent rollup
- Employers in VIState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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- What is TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $990 in total penalties.