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VT HALTER MARINE, INC.
$861,475
penalties
33
viol.
3
insp.

VT HALTER MARINE, INC.

7801 TRINITY DRIVE, ESCATAWPA, MS 39552NAICS 336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Inspections
3
Oct 2008 to Dec 2009 · 3 safety, 0 health
Violations
33
across 3 inspections
Penalties on record
$861,475
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 12Willful 13Repeat 0Other 8

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Inspection records

Dec 15, 2009Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#313628778$23,50012 viol.

Inspection #313628778

Dates

Opened
Dec 15, 2009
Closing Conference Date
May 12, 2010
Contested
Jun 13, 2010
Final Order
Dec 23, 2010
Closed
Jun 28, 2011

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
12
Violation Types
6 serious, 6 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$31,000
Penalties on Record
$23,500
Site Address
7801 Trinity Drive, Escatawpa, MS 39552
Industry
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.

Violations

Violation list (12 of 12 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010021910.23
Ladders
OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01
Serious32$2,500$2,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010031910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II
Serious12$5,000$4,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010041910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09
Serious38$2,500$2,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010051910.242
Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General
OSHA citation code: 19100242 B
Serious33$5,000$4,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010061915.71
Scaffolds or Staging
OSHA citation code: 19150071 J02
Serious37$5,000$4,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010071915.115
Hoisting and Hauling Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19150115 B
Serious28$2,000$1,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020011904.4
Recording Criteria
OSHA citation code: 19040004 A
Other22$1,000$750May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020021904.7
General Recording Criteria for Cases
OSHA citation code: 19040007 B03
Other1818$0$0May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020031904.7
General Recording Criteria for Cases
OSHA citation code: 19040007 B03
Other1818$0$0May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020041904.10
Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss
OSHA citation code: 19040010 A
Other11$1,000$750May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020051904.29
Forms
OSHA citation code: 19040029 B02
Other7070$7,000$5,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020071910.304
Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100304 B02 III
Other12$0$0Jun 1, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
Nov 21, 2009FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#313627937$837,00020 viol.

Inspection #313627937

Dates

Opened
Nov 21, 2009
Closing Conference Date
May 12, 2010
Contested
Jun 13, 2010
Final Order
Dec 23, 2010
Closed
Dec 16, 2011

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
250
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
20
Violation Types
5 serious, 13 willful, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$860,000
Penalties on Record
$837,000
Site Address
7801 Trinity Drive, Escatawpa, MS 39552
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.

FatalityNov 21, 2009

Two employees die in explosion

Injury: Burn/Scald (Heat)Body part: Body SystemSource: Fire/SmokeEvent: Other2 injury lines on this record

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

SubstanceSamplesResult RangeUnit
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)70mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)70mg/m³
Cadmium70mg/m³
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts70mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)70mg/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)70 - 0.0238211mg/m³
Iron Oxide Fume70.4840469 - 5.0052691mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)70mg/m³
Manganese Fume (as Mn)70.0833333 - 1.1348442mg/m³
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)70mg/m³
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)70mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)70mg/m³
Zinc Oxide Fume70.0922991 - 1.6258898mg/m³

Violations

Violation list (16 of 20 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010031910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 II
Serious43$5,000$5,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010041910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III
Serious11$5,000$5,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010051915.12
Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19150012 E
Serious14$5,000$5,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
010061915.36
Flammable liquids
OSHA citation code: 19150036 A05
Serious26$5,000$5,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020011910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD
Serious66$70,000$7,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020021910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 I
Willful14$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020031910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 I
Willful14$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020041910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 I
Willful14$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020051910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 I
Willful14$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020061915.12
Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19150012 B01 II
Willful11$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020091915.12
Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19150012 B03
Willful44$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020101915.12
Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19150012 B03
Willful44$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020111915.12
Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19150012 B03
Willful44$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020121915.12
Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19150012 B03
Willful44$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020131915.36
Flammable liquids
OSHA citation code: 19150036 A02
Willful16$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010
020141915.36
Flammable liquids
OSHA citation code: 19150036 A04
Willful34$70,000$70,000May 24, 2010Jun 13, 2010Dec 23, 2010

Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Oct 16, 2008Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#311417158$9751 viol.

Inspection #311417158

Dates

Opened
Oct 16, 2008
Closing Conference Date
Oct 16, 2008
Closed
Nov 7, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
221

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$975
Penalties on Record
$975
Site Address
7801 Trinity Drive, Escatawpa, MS 39552
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.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.305
Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment
OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02
Serious11$975$975Nov 3, 2008--
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About these records

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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.

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

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

1915.12Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces6 citations · $355,000
1910.134Respiratory Protection4 citations · $280,000
1915.36Flammable liquids3 citations · $145,000

Chemical exposure sampling

Samples
91
Substances
13
Inspections
1

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer11.0
Industry average2.9
Penalties per inspection
This employer$287,158
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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