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WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION

2052 NEW DORSET ROAD, POWHATAN, VA, 23139
333318Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 541570701

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OSHA inspections
2
over 24 years
Violations
12
$1,530 in penalties
Penalties
$1,530
$128 avg

Summary

WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $1,530 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 54 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 74th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
12
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$1,530
$128 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $1,530 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$420Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$420Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$420Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11$135Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211$135Jun 2002Jun 2002
16VAC25-97-30.A.111Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA11Jun 2002Jun 2002

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3333 within VA. Peer group: 54 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
79th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
74th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 21 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
2

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 WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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 WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. 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 WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-25Planned74$1,260
2002-04-30Planned55$270

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 WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION 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 WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $1,530 in total penalties.
How does WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION operates in the other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. WATSON MACHINE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.