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Main Industries: OSHA inspections and violations

North Charleston, South Carolina · Ship Building and Repairing · NAICS 336611

11inspections
19citation items
$8,092current penalties
Nov 1, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Main Industries 11 times in South Carolina since 1996.

The latest one began on Nov 1, 2023 to follow up on an earlier case, in North Charleston.

Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 3 serious and 16 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,003 and now stand at $8,092, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Main Industries averages $1,250 (2 cited inspections).

Main Industries also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Main Industries: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347083883 OPENED NOV 1, 2023Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Nov 28, 2023

1670 Drydock Avenue, Building 1782, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346630189 OPENED APR 11, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Sep 22, 2023

1670 Drydock Avenue Bldg 1782, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$1,328$0Aug 25, 2023Final

Inspection 346637895 OPENED APR 11, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Sep 27, 2023

1670 Drydock Avenue, Building 1782, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$4,781$2,500Aug 25, 2023Final

Inspection 340139724 OPENED DEC 2, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2015

1670 Drydock Avenue Bldg 1782, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 2015Final

Inspection 308329770 OPENED APR 12, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 95 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2011

1670 Drydock Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$2,065$1,239Jun 16, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 16, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 16, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1d Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 16, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 1e Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 16, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 16, 2011Closed

Inspection 308326289 OPENED MAY 22, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 2007

1670 Drydock Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 308326412 OPENED MAY 22, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2007

1670 Drydock Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$1,375$1,375Jul 12, 2007Closed

Inspection 301115754 OPENED JUN 2, 2003Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 2003

1670 Drydock Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1915.73(d) · Guarding of deck openings and edges
Serious$2,500$1,500Jul 31, 2003Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1915.71(k)(1) · Scaffolds or staging
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 31, 2003Closed
3 older inspections

Inspection 301115804 OPENED JUN 2, 2003Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 11 employees at the site · Closed Feb 18, 2004

1670 Drydock Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 24, 2003Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 24, 2003Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 24, 2003Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 24, 2003Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1915.1000(d) · Air contaminants
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 24, 2003Final

Inspection 18118919 OPENED SEP 23, 1996Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Health · 12 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 1996

4194 Hwy. 165, Yonges Island, SC 29449 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1915.12(e) · Precautions and the order of testing before entering confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres
Serious$2,125$1,062Oct 9, 1996Closed

Inspection 301108247 OPENED SEP 23, 1996Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 1996

4194 Hwy. 165, Yonges Island, SC 29449 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1915.71(b)(6) · Scaffolds or staging
Serious$829$415Oct 18, 1996Closed

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 North Charleston site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 8.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 124 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Main Industries, Inc - South Carolina
North Charleston · 2025
30 218.43.8

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)

(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii)

(ii) The label for bulk shipments of hazardous chemicals must be on the immediate container, transmitted with the shipping papers or the bills of lading, or, with the agreement of the receiving entity, transmitted by technological or electronic means so that it is immediately available to workers in printed form on the receiving end of shipment.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii)

(iii) The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.25 · Stairways

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1915.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1915.1026 · Chromium (VI)

29 CFR 1915.12 · Precautions and the order of testing before entering confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres

29 CFR 1915.71 · Scaffolds or staging

29 CFR 1915.73 · Guarding of deck openings and edges

Other ship building and repairing employers in South Carolina

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.