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NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIP BUILDING CO
$175,140
penalties
87
viol.
83
insp.

NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIP BUILDING CO

2798 E HARBOR DR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92113NAICS 336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Inspections
83
Nov 1976 to Nov 2010 · 63 safety, 20 health
Violations
87
across 83 inspections
Penalties on record
$175,140
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 28Willful 1Repeat 1Other 57

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Inspection records

Nov 23, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#314753948$00 viol.

Inspection #314753948

Dates

Opened
Nov 23, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Feb 25, 2011
Closed
Feb 25, 2011

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
4,500
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Nov 23, 2010Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#314753930$18,0001 viol.

Inspection #314753930

Dates

Opened
Nov 23, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Mar 25, 2011
Contested
Apr 18, 2011
Final Order
Apr 10, 2012
Closed
Jun 21, 2012

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
4,500
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$22,505
Penalties on Record
$18,000
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

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.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

AmputationHospitalizationNov 22, 2010

Employee amputates foot when crushed by steel t-beam

Injury: AmputationBody part: Foot/AnkleSource: Metal ProductsEvent: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013241
Live Loads
OSHA citation code: 3241 C
Serious1100$22,505$18,000Apr 1, 2011Apr 18, 2011Apr 10, 2012
Nov 5, 2010Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#314753989$00 viol.

Inspection #314753989

Dates

Opened
Nov 5, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Apr 28, 2011
Closed
Apr 28, 2011

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
4,500
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

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.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationOct 29, 2010

Employee tears esophagus after running into cross member bar

Injury: FractureBody part: ChestSource: OtherEvent: Struck Against
Aug 10, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#312318090$00 viol.

Inspection #312318090

Dates

Opened
Aug 10, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Sep 4, 2010
Closed
Sep 4, 2010

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
4,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

May 26, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#312317258$3001 viol.

Inspection #312317258

Dates

Opened
May 26, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Aug 19, 2010
Contested
Aug 23, 2010
Final Order
Jan 12, 2011
Closed
May 6, 2011

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
4,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$425
Penalties on Record
$300
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010018388
Prefabrication Areas
Other12$425$300Sep 20, 2010Aug 23, 2010Jan 12, 2011
May 10, 2010Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#312317019$3,1501 viol.

Inspection #312317019

Dates

Opened
May 10, 2010
Closing Conference Date
Jul 2, 2010
Contested
Jul 9, 2010
Final Order
May 18, 2011
Closed
Oct 11, 2012

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
4,400
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$3,825
Penalties on Record
$3,150
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010015001
Signals
OSHA citation code: 5001 C
Serious1-$3,825$3,150Jul 13, 2010Jul 9, 2010May 18, 2011
Apr 18, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309153401$00 viol.

Inspection #309153401

Dates

Opened
Apr 18, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Jul 1, 2008
Closed
Jul 1, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
6,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Apr 18, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#309153393$3151 viol.

Inspection #309153393

Dates

Opened
Apr 18, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Jul 8, 2008
Closed
Aug 19, 2009

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
6,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$315
Penalties on Record
$315
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013382
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 3382 A
Other11$315$315Aug 7, 2008--
Apr 17, 2008Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#309153252$00 viol.

Inspection #309153252

Dates

Opened
Apr 17, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Apr 22, 2008
Closed
Apr 22, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
4,500

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

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.

Mar 24, 2008Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#309152890$00 viol.

Inspection #309152890

Dates

Opened
Mar 24, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Jul 1, 2008
Closed
Jul 1, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
6,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2798 E Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92113
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

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.

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About these records

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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.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

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.

Standards cited

5144Respiratory Protection5 citations · $675
2340.23Openings (Repealed)4 citations · $8,680
5162Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment4 citations · $2,850

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer1.0
Industry average2.9
Penalties per inspection
This employer$2,110
Industry average$2,680

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 17,010 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: ship building and repairing reported 4.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 4.1%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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