Establishment profile
TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC
9505 NW 108 AVENUE, MEDLEY, FL, 33178
Operated by Tropical Shipping · 1 of 7 establishments
483111 — Deep Sea Freight Transportation
EIN 841692675
Summary
TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 7 years of recorded history, with $20,420 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 20 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $20,420 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $10,210 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II | 1 | 1 | $10,210 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4831 within FL. Peer group: 20 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
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) · Oct 2018 – Jun 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2021 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Ankle(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2018 | Ankle,Forklift,Fracture,Loading,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Struck By,Tire,Truck | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 USA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in FL — for Tropical Shipping, 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 Tropical Shipping 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.). 3 cases · 3 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-RC-287944 | Representation election | Dec 2021 | May 2022 | Closed | Region 12, Tampa, Florida |
| 12-RC-262664 | Representation election | Jul 2020 | Sep 2020 | Closed | Region 12, Tampa, Florida |
| 12-RC-187033 | Representation election | Oct 2016 | Dec 2016 | Closed | Region 12, Tampa, Florida |
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 TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-01 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $20,420 |
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 USA, LLC 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 deep sea freight transportation within FL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLCRIVIERA BEACH — 3 federal enforcement records
- FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.FORT LAUDERDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.FORT LAUDERDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEABOARD MARINE LTD INC.MIAMI — 2 federal enforcement records
- BERNUTH AGENCIES, INC.MIAMI BEACH — 1 federal enforcement record
- ISLAND STEVEDORING LLCMIAMI BEACH — 1 federal enforcement record
- LINEA PENINSULAR,INC.PANAMA CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PORTUS-PEV LLCFORT LAUDERDALE — 0 federal enforcement records
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 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
- TROPICAL SHIPPING CO. LTD.ST. CROIX, VI — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tropical Shipping locationsParent rollup
- Deep Sea Freight TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in FLState-wide enforcement data
- Deep Sea Freight in FLIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, 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 Tropical Shipping, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $20,420 in total penalties.
- How does TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC operates in the deep sea freight transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 4.06 compared to an industry average of 1.2.