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WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.

1828 BALLYHOO RD, DUTCH HARBOR, AK, 99692
311710Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
EIN 911443701

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OSHA inspections
26
over 33 years
Violations
99
$162,677 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 15 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. has accumulated 99 OSHA violations across 26 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $162,677 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 220 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
26
0.8 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
99
3.0 / yr
Penalties
$162,677
$1,643 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · planned
18 of 26
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 26

62% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 14 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 · 25 citations in this view · $138,520 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0244 A01 II22$28,075Jul 2015May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0184 D22$21,109Jul 2015May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922$4,783Jul 2015Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$2,831May 2010Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 D0122$563May 2010Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$9,285May 2019May 2019
5A000111$9,045Mar 2025Mar 2025
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV B11$7,235Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1918.0069 A11$6,914Apr 2024Apr 2024
29 CFR 1918.0051 F11$6,188May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I11$6,030Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1917.0050 C0111$5,471Jul 2021Jul 2021
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$5,290May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$4,823Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I11$4,100Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1917.0111 A11$3,647Jul 2021Jul 2021
29 CFR 1910.0023 B1011$3,382May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0119 I02 I11$3,250Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II11$3,250Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$3,250Jul 2015Jul 2015

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3117 within AK. Peer group: 220 employers. This establishment has 99 OSHA violations; peer median is 10.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $6,882
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
4.0
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
5.3
vs industry
+0.3

Reported for 341 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
5.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.3
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
18
Complaint
1
Referral
5
Follow-up
1

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) · Jun 2022 – Aug 2024

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall, contact incident onboard 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
Aug 8, 2024Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicleMultiple body parts unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 20, 2022Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentHip(s) and leg(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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 31, 2021Amputation,Fingertip,Food processing,Jammed,Machine operator,Reaching In1
Mar 11, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Caught In,Conveyor Belt,Finger,Jammed11
Feb 19, 2002RESPIRATORY,AMMONIA,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,GAS LEAK,RESPIRATOR2

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
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AK — for WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC., not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. 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 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-RD-073379Representation electionJan 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

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 WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
8
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.
1 MILE CAPTAINS BAY ROAD · DUTCH HARBOR, AK, 99692
AirWaterRCRAViolation Identified
QNCR 12
70Nov 2025View →
WESTWARD SEAFOODS INC
1 MILE CAPTAINS BAY RD · DUTCH HARBOR, AK, 99692
Water10Aug 2022View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
648917
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-02-26Planned21$9,606
2026-02-26Planned33$17,365
2026-02-11Referral0$0
2025-03-06Planned0$0
2025-03-06Planned0$0
2025-03-04Planned0$0
2025-03-04Follow-up0$0
2025-03-04Planned11$9,045
2024-10-08Referral1$0
2024-02-15Planned0$0
2024-02-15Planned11$6,914
2023-03-01Planned0$0
2023-03-01Programmed Related11$6,188
2023-02-28Programmed Related0$0
2022-04-08Planned0$0
2021-04-02Referral1$0
2021-04-01Planned22$9,118
2021-04-01Planned0$0
2019-03-12Referral53$64,296
2015-02-02Programmed Related3030$9,181
2015-02-02Planned2015$18,736
2013-02-07Planned32$4,896
2011-10-11Referral11$1,381
2010-03-16Planned113$2,813
2002-02-21Unprogrammed Related22$1,138
1992-08-27Complaint155$2,000

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 WESTWARD SEAFOODS, 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 WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. has 26 OSHA inspections on record with 99 violations and $162,677.25 in total penalties.
How does WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. operates in the seafood product preparation and packaging industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.03 compared to an industry average of 3.6.