MERRITT DREDGING CO
500 ALBEMARLET ROAD, Charleston, SC 29407
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Inspection records
Nov 3, 1981#13289764Nov 3, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13289764$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13289764
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 3, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 3, 1981
- Closed
- Dec 3, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Albemarle Road, Charleston, SC 29407
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1915.57 Uses of fissionable material in ship repairing and shipbuilding OSHA citation code: 19150057 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1915.57 Uses of fissionable material in ship repairing and shipbuilding OSHA citation code: 19150057 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1981 | - | - |
Jun 28, 1979#13288774Jun 28, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13288774$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13288774
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 28, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 28, 1979
- Closed
- Aug 10, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Albermarle Road, Charleston, SC 29407
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 19, 1979 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 12, 1979 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1915.44 OSHA citation code: 19150044 A02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 6, 1979 | - | - |
Jul 14, 1977#13288022Jul 14, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#13288022$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13288022
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 14, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 14, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 23
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Albemarle Road, Charleston, SC 29407
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 1, 1977#13288006Jun 1, 1977Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#13288006$1801 viol.1 violation$180 in penalties
Inspection #13288006
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 1, 1977
- Closed
- Jul 29, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $180
- Penalties on Record
- $180
- Site Address
- 500 Albemarlet Road, Charleston, SC 29407
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1918.13 Certification of Vessels' Cargo Gear OSHA citation code: 19180013 A | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $180 | Jul 6, 1977 | - | - |
Jan 7, 1974#13286729Jan 7, 1974Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#13286729$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #13286729
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 7, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 7, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 32
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Post Office Box 3288, Charleston, SC 29407
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Other | 6 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011022 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 1974 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 1974 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1974 to 1981. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.