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WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.

P.O. BOX 530 551 WEST BROADWAY, UNALASKA, AK, 99685
Operated by Westward Seafoods Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
488320Marine Cargo Handling

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OSHA inspections
12
over 36 years
Violations
47
$17,561 in penalties
Penalties
$17,561
$374 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 hospitalizations

Summary

WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. has accumulated 47 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $17,561 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 105 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. 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

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
47
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$17,561
$374 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · planned
7 of 12
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 12

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 21 citations in this view · $17,561 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 5003.0 B02 AI21$500Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1918.0102 A01 I11$3,750Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 1918.0093 A01 I11$3,750Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 1917.0045 B0111$2,142Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1917.0043 C0511$975Feb 2002Feb 2002
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I11$938Mar 1996Mar 1996
29 CFR 1040.3 B1011$688May 1993May 1993
29 CFR 1918.0074 A0211$688Feb 1993Feb 1993
29 CFR 1918.0096 E11$688Feb 1993Feb 1993
29 CFR 2010.6 C01 F11$600Apr 1990Apr 1990
29 CFR 5005.0 D03 A11$500Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1501.01 E0211$500Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 5010.0 A01 A11$500Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1917.0049 B11$341Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1918.0074 A0811$315Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0180 H03 XVI11$263Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$225Feb 1993Feb 1993
29 CFR 1501.01 H0111$100Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 6109.5011$100Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 1917.0046 A0111Mar 2013Mar 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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4883 within AK. Peer group: 105 employers. This establishment has 47 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $4,989
Inspection frequency
91st
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
7.5
vs industry
+5.7
TRIR
8.3
vs industry
+5.9

Reported for 237 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.3
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
7
Complaint
2
Accident
1
Referral
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 WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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
2013-02-06Planned33$2,142
2002-01-30Planned21$975
1996-07-01Accident54$7,500
1996-02-14Planned33$938
1996-02-14Planned0$0
1994-03-09Planned0$0
1994-03-09Planned0$0
1993-03-11Referral22$688
1992-11-20Complaint32$1,600
1991-10-22Complaint33$919
1991-04-08Referral246$2,200
1990-03-26Planned21$600

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Westward Seafoods Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Westward Seafoods Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Westward Seafoods Inc, which operates 4 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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Frequently asked

What is WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 47 violations and $17,560.75 in total penalties.
How does WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC. operates in the marine cargo handling industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. WESTWARD SEAFOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.47 compared to an industry average of 1.8.