Inspection 348073040 OPENED FEB 27, 2025Closed
700 Rosemont Ave, Chesapeake, VA 23324 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Imia, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Virginia, the first in 2006.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 27, 2025 after a complaint, in Chesapeake.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $37,665 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $27,084, down 28%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Imia, LLC averages $9,028 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
Imia, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 347248668 OPENED JAN 29, 2024Closed
4101 Washington Avenue Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA 23607 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346446016 OPENED JAN 19, 2023Closed
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 2 Uss Toledo, Portsmouth, VA 23709 · 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 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $13,394 | $8,707 | Feb 14, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 346442205 OPENED JAN 18, 2023Closed
Uss Kennedy Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA 23607 · 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 1915.35(a)(2) · Painting |
Other-than-serious | $13,394 | $7,500 | Mar 17, 2023 | Final |
Inspection 346142292 OPENED AUG 11, 2022Closed
750 West Berkeley Ave Bae Systems, 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 2 29 CFR 1915.152(b) · Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): general requirements |
Serious | $10,877 | $10,877 | Oct 5, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 300201183 OPENED MAR 17, 2006Closed
499 E Indian River Rd., Norfolk, VA 23523 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Chesapeake site logged 32 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 421 workers: 5.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 1,057 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMIA, LLC Norfolk Chesapeake · 2025 | 421 | 32 | 11 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| IMIA, LLC HII Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News · 2025 | 175 | 9 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| IMIA, LLC Rosemont Structural Chesapeake · 2025 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| VA-Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News · 2022 | 176 | 14 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| VA-Nassco Norfolk · 2022 | 164 | 22 | 5 | 12.0 | 3.8 |
| VA-Bae Norfolk · 2022 | 102 | 8 | 4 | 7.3 | 3.8 |
| VA-Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth · 2022 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| VA-Colonna's Norfolk · 2022 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Jul 30, 2025, Newport News: Hospitalization · surface and flesh wounds unspecified · hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
An employee had been performing abrasive blasting operations in the sonar dome of a submarine. The employee completed replacing the outer blast glass layer on their blast hood and, while kneeling, the dead-man switch on their blast hose was actuated. High pressure (125-130 psi) air and blast media struck and injured their left forearm and hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Apr 29, 2025, Norfolk: Hospitalization · effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified · body systems
An employee was performing paint spraying operations when he experienced an issue with the spray gun. He twisted the spray tip back and forth to free some stuck material. The trigger assembly was actuated, causing paint to be injected into his left thumb. The paint entered into his bloodstream.
Jan 25, 2024, Newport News: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Four employees were lifting a 10-foot by 10-foot metal gate. One employee's right middle finger was caught under the gate, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
Jan 18, 2023, Portsmouth: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was using a miter saw to cut lead ballast bricks when he sustained an amputation to the upper left index finger.
Nov 16, 2022, Newport News: Hospitalization · fractures · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was loading 55-pound ballast bricks into a space on a submarine with help from a co-worker. The co-worker passed a brick to the injured employee when it fell onto the employee's left ring finger, pinching it against a steel bin. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left ring finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1915.152 · Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): general requirements
29 CFR 1915.152(b)
(b) Hazard assessment and equipment. The employer shall assess its work activity to determine whether there are hazards present, or likely to be present, which necessitate the employee's use of PPE. If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
29 CFR 1915.35 · Painting
29 CFR 1915.35(a)(2)
(2) Where brush application of paints with toxic solvents is done in confined spaces or in other areas where lack of ventilation creates a hazard, employees shall be protected by filter respirators in accordance with the requirements of subpart I of this part.
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
Other ship building and repairing employers in Virginia
- East Coast Repair and Fabrication, LLC Norfolk · 36 citations · $89,446
- Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated Newport News · 22 citations · $265,565
- Palfinger Marine USA Inc. Portsmouth · 3 citations · $15,756
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth · 233 citations · $0
- Colonna's Shipyard Inc Norfolk · 225 citations · $273,815
- Serco North America, Inc Newport News · 2 citations · $7,000
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.