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Oceaneering: OSHA inspections and violations

Chesapeake, Virginia · Ship Building and Repairing · NAICS 336611

1inspections
3citation items
$15,012current penalties
Apr 23, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Oceaneering in Virginia one time.

It opened on Apr 23, 2018 as part of a related case, in Chesapeake.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $22,174; today they stand at $15,012, 32% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Oceaneering averages $15,012 across 1 cited inspection.

Oceaneering also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Oceaneering: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Virginia · latest 90 days of OSHA records

253employers cited

2 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 343107249 OPENED APR 23, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 2018

2155 Steppingstone Square, Chesapeake, VA 23320 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$5,543$3,602May 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1915.73(d) · Guarding of deck openings and edges
 Serious$7,391$4,804May 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1915.89(g)(1) · Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tags-plus)
 Serious$9,240$6,606May 29, 2018Final

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 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 452 workers: 1.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 8 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Oceaneering-Marine Services Division
Chesapeake · 2025
452 721.53.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii)

(ii) If there is a defect or evidence of damage that might expose an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item shall be removed from service, and no employee may use it until repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe have been made.

29 CFR 1915.73 · Guarding of deck openings and edges

29 CFR 1915.73(d)

(d) When employees are exposed to unguarded edges of decks, platforms, flats, and similar flat surfaces, more than 5 feet above a solid surface, the edges shall be guarded by adequate guardrails meeting the requirements of § 1915.71(j) (1) and (2), unless the nature of the work in progress or the physical conditions prohibit the use or installation of such guardrails.

29 CFR 1915.89 · Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tags-plus)

29 CFR 1915.89(g)(1)

(g) Procedures for verification of deenergization and isolation. (1) Before servicing machinery, equipment, or a system that has a lockout/tags-plus system, the employer shall ensure that the authorized employee, or the primary authorized employee in a group lockout/tags-plus application, verifies that the machinery, equipment, or system is deenergized and all energy sources isolated.

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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.