OSHA has inspected Bae Systems 6 times in Virginia since 2008.
The latest one began on Mar 18, 2019 on a referral, in Manassas.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,000 and now stand at $3,750, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Bae Systems averages $3,750 (1 cited inspection).
Bae Systems also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company9300 Wellington Road, Manassas, VA 20110 · Other Electronic Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 15, 2019: Employee is found unresponsive in personal office and dies f
At 5:30 p.m. on March 15, 2019, an employee was working at his desk in his personal office and was found unresponsive. The employee died from an apparent heart attack.
No citations from this inspection.
9300 Wellington Road, Manassas, VA 20110 · Other Electronic Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
750 W. Berkley Ave., Norfolk, VA 23523 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $3,750 | Feb 10, 2015 | Final |
750 W Berkeley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23523 · Remediation Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
5113 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
821 Live Oak Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Norfolk site logged 44 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 942 workers: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Maritime Solutions Norfolk · 2025 | 942 | 44 | 3 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| BAE Systems Electronic Systems MVA Manassas · 2025 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| BAE Norfolk Ship Repair Norfolk · 2024 | 1,071 | 37 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Norfolk · 2020 | 1,407 | 27 | 6 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| BAE Systems, Norfolk Pierside Norfolk · 2017 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Norfolk, VA. Pier Side Norfolk · 2016 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Mar 19, 2015, Norfolk: Hospitalization · symptoms involving respiratory system and chest, n.e.c. · body systems
While returning to work from a break, an employee (welder) experienced shortness of breath, subsequently requiring medical transport and inpatient hospitalization.
Jan 29, 2015, Norfolk: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, unspecified · nonclassifiable
An employee tripped over the doorway coaming and fell to the same-level surface. Employee suffered serious injures, including broken bones.
Jan 18, 2015, Norfolk: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · hand(s), n.e.c.
While manufacturing a shaft pin on a metal lathe, an employee in the Bldg. #304 Machine Shop was sanding the rotating pin with an emery cloth. The cloth bound and pulled the employee into the rotating lathe machine, resulting in a left broken hand and lacerations on the right hand that required surgery and in-patient hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.