Establishment profile
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
4421 SOUTHERN AVENUE, CORAL HILLS, MD, 20743
Operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority · 1 of 20 establishments
EIN 520847040
Summary
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38,478 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 38 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
25% 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.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A 3 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 1987 |
| 29 CFR 8900.32 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1987 | Nov 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
Above average violations. Peer group: 38,478 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 72 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 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 38+ years. Most recent activity: 38 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 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MD — for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 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 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-CA-287300 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 | Closed | Region 05, Baltimore, Maryland |
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 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2009-12-15. Most recent: 2009-12-15. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $200,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Dec 2009 | plea | Environmental | Maryland | $200,000 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-04-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-01-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-11-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-09-23 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYROCKVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYBELTSVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYHYATTSVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNEW CARROLLTON, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYGREENBELT, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYHYATTSVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYROCKVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYSILVER SPRING, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYBETHESDA, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYROCKVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MDState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 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 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which operates 20 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 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY's OSHA violation history?
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $0 in total penalties.