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WEPFER MARINE, INC.

2821 CHANNEL AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38113
488310Port and Harbor Operations

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OSHA inspections
14
over 45 years
Violations
68
$88,217 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WEPFER MARINE, INC. has accumulated 68 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $88,217 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WEPFER MARINE, INC. 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
14
0.3 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
68
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$88,217
$1,297 avg / violation
69% serious31% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 14
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 14

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 28 citations in this view · $81,815 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1917.0045 D0233$2,176Oct 1992May 2005
29 CFR 1918.0105 B0122$4,325Jan 2000Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$1,236Jan 1990Oct 1992
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0422$336Jan 1990Oct 1992
29 CFR 1917.0045 F01 I22May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 1917.0045 F10 I22May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0421Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1915.0073 E11$15,625Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1915.0115 C0111$15,625Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0180 B0311$11,162Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1915.0089 F0211$5,852Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 1915.0055 H11$4,681Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$4,681Feb 2021Feb 2021
5A000111$3,780Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$3,511Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I11$2,160May 2013May 2013
29 CFR 1917.0045 F0211$1,800Oct 1992Oct 1992
29 CFR 1918.0037 A11$1,625Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$1,620Aug 2013Aug 2013
29 CFR 1915.0505 F02 I11$1,620May 2013May 2013

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4883 within TN. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 68 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,300
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 3

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
4.4
vs industry
+2.8
TRIR
5.0
vs industry
+2.8

Reported for 99 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.0
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
7
Accident
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Sep 2023

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Capsized or sinking water vehicle

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). 100% of this employer's reports came from a state-plan program.

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 19, 2023Capsized or sinking water vehicleBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 4, 1992BARGE,HEAD,COVER,HATCH,FALL,LOST BALANCEFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 WEPFER MARINE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WEPFER MARINE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WEPFER MARINE, INC.. 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 WEPFER MARINE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WEPFER MARINE, INC.. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WEPFER MARINE
2661 CHANNEL AVENUE · MEMPHIS, TN, 38113
Water00View →

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 WEPFER MARINE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$11.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$51.7M
Awards
118
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$50.9M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$50.9M
Department of Defense$800K
Largest awards (top 50 of 118)
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC KENKAKEE DRY DOCK FY 21. CONTRACT IS FUNDED FOR THE DEFINITIVE ITEMS TOTAL OF 547,550.00. TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACT IS $726,100.00 INCLUDING 178,550.00
    contract · Last action 2021-05-28
    $2,098,446
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CGC OSAGE IRESS DRY DOCK FY16
    contract · Last action 2016-11-29
    $1,894,622
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CHENA IRESS DD FY16 - AWARD PR TAS# 70160610
    contract · Last action 2016-06-06
    $1,712,380
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF KANAWHA IRESS DD FY15 PROJECT. TAS# 70150610
    contract · Last action 2015-05-08
    $1,670,232
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CHEYENNE IRESS DD FY15 TAS # 70150610
    contract · Last action 2017-03-15
    $1,602,236
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF WEDGE IRESS DD13
    contract · Last action 2013-10-15
    $1,535,564
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF OUACHITA IRESS FY14 DRY DOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2014-06-04
    $1,488,068
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF TAS#70150610 CGC CHIPPEWA IRESS DRY DOCK
    contract · Last action 2015-09-30
    $1,480,891
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC CHIPPEWA AND BARGE FY2024 DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2025-03-20
    $1,400,396
  • Department of Homeland Security
    GASCONADE IRESS DD FY13
    contract · Last action 2013-05-01
    $1,291,274
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF SANGAMON IRESS DD FY14 PROJECT. TAS# 70140610
    contract · Last action 2014-08-14
    $1,287,293
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC OUACHITA AND BARGE
    contract · Last action 2018-07-11
    $1,277,227
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC SCIOTO IRESS DD FY11
    contract · Last action 2011-09-09
    $1,264,211
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IFG::OT::IGF CGC KICKAPOO&CGC CIMARRON DYDOCK FY19 TAS CODE: 070/2019/2019/0610/000
    contract · Last action 2019-11-20
    $1,218,743
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC MUSKINGUM (WLR-75C) DRYDOCK AVAILABILITY FY2022. CONTRACT IS FUNDED FOR DEFINITIVE ITEMS TOTAL OF $720,400.00. TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACT IS $990,300.00, INCLUDING $269,900.00 OF OPTION ITEMS.
    contract · Last action 2023-01-04
    $1,218,254
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DRY DOCK REPAIR TO CGC OBION HULL WORK PLANNED
    contract · Last action 2024-01-30
    $1,174,780
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DRY DOCK REPAIRS TO CGC OSAGE TO INCLUDE HULL REPAIR.
    contract · Last action 2024-06-07
    $1,174,725
  • Department of Homeland Security
    KICKAPOO DD 2011 PR
    contract · Last action 2011-04-26
    $1,163,524
  • Department of Homeland Security
    PATOKA FY-10 DD START DATE 11 JAN 2010
    contract · Last action 2010-06-02
    $1,152,752
  • Department of Homeland Security
    2009 DRYDOCK REPAIRS TO THE USCGC MUSKINGUM
    contract · Last action 2009-06-04
    $1,008,354
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC CHENA DRYDOCK REPAIRS FY20
    contract · Last action 2020-04-30
    $908,435
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC SANGAMON DRYDOCK REPAURS
    contract · Last action 2023-07-18
    $900,151
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CGC OBION AND BARGE DD FY18
    contract · Last action 2018-09-04
    $888,206
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF PATOKA DD FY18 POP: 16 OCT 2018 - 18 DEC 2018. TAS CODE 070/2019/2019/0610/000
    contract · Last action 2019-01-22
    $784,613
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC CHENA (WLR 75409) USCG 130 BARGE (13071) DRYDOCK (DD) FY26
    contract · Last action 2026-04-03
    $776,591
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC KANAWHA DRY DOCK. SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12/19/18 - 03/14/19
    contract · Last action 2019-05-06
    $768,495
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC OUACHITA AND BARGE DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2023-11-01
    $763,853
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC CIMARRON DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2025-03-31
    $741,228
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC OSAGE FY12 DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2012-10-30
    $739,137
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC GASCONADE
    contract · Last action 2026-04-03
    $738,509
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF DRY DOCK CGC GASCONADE
    contract · Last action 2017-03-16
    $709,013
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CHEYENNE AND BARGE DD FY21
    contract · Last action 2021-09-13
    $704,800
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC KICKAPOO DD FY24
    contract · Last action 2024-03-13
    $703,612
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF USCGC SANGAMON DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2018-04-25
    $684,985
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC PATOKA DD FY23
    contract · Last action 2023-06-21
    $684,098
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC SCIOTO DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2026-04-03
    $647,003
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC OBION UNPLANNED DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2024-07-09
    $620,130
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CIMARRON DD FY15 PROJECT, TAS# 70150610
    contract · Last action 2015-08-11
    $578,514
  • Department of Homeland Security
    USCGC KANKAKEE DD FY26
    contract · Last action 2026-01-29
    $577,970
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF DRY-DOCK FOR CGC KANKAKEE
    contract · Last action 2016-09-02
    $571,680
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF WYACONDA AND BARGE DRYDOCK
    contract · Last action 2017-08-22
    $548,204
  • Department of Defense
    LEASE OF ONE TENDERBOAT WITH OPERATING PERSONNEL, 2010 MAT SINKING UNIT REVETMENT SEASON.
    contract · Last action 2011-02-17
    $486,749
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF USCGC KICKAPOO DD FY15 PROJECT, TAS# 70150610
    contract · Last action 2015-08-21
    $466,940
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CGC MUSKINGUM DRYDOCK REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2017-09-22
    $454,890
  • Department of Homeland Security
    OBION DD FY14 SOLICTATION PR TAS# 70140610 IGF::CL,CT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2014-10-07
    $392,796
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CGC PATOKA AND 130-BARGE, 2014 DRYDOCK. POP: 16 OCTOBER 2014 - 04 DECEMBER 2014. POC: LTJG JONATHAN COPLEY. TAS #70140610
    contract · Last action 2014-12-10
    $390,999
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CGC CHEYENNE 08 DRYDOCK REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2008-08-07
    $380,247
  • Department of Homeland Security
    DRYDOCK AND REPAIR CGC KANAWHA (WLR-75407)
    contract · Last action 2008-06-06
    $369,175
  • Department of Homeland Security
    CHEYENNE FY12 DD
    contract · Last action 2012-04-19
    $366,031
  • Department of Homeland Security
    KANKAKEE DD 2011
    contract · Last action 2011-06-27
    $354,438

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 336611 - SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING. Last action: 2026-04-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-09-22Referral41$42,412
2020-10-07Planned65$18,725
2013-03-08Unprogrammed Related43$8,100
2013-03-08Unprogrammed Related44$3,780
2005-04-05Planned42$376
2005-04-05Planned21$188
2005-04-05Planned1$0
2005-04-05Planned0$0
2000-04-27Follow-up11$540
1999-08-31Unprogrammed Related54$4,712
1992-12-07Follow-up0$0
1992-10-06Accident1610$7,560
1989-12-06Planned2016$1,824
1981-06-09Planned1$0

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 WEPFER MARINE, INC. 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 WEPFER MARINE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WEPFER MARINE, INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 68 violations and $88,216.8 in total penalties.
How does WEPFER MARINE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WEPFER MARINE, INC. operates in the port and harbor operations industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. WEPFER MARINE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.43 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has WEPFER MARINE, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WEPFER MARINE, INC..