COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC. D/B/A STEEL AMERICA

What the Data Says About COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC. D/B/A STEEL AMERICA

The federal enforcement record for COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC. D/B/A STEEL AMERICA in NORFOLK, VA includes 3 OSHA inspections and 9 violations, translating to 3.00 violations per inspection. Of those violations, 5 (55.6%) were classified as serious, 0 (0.0%) as willful, and 0 (0.0%) as repeat. Serious violations denote hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm; willful and repeat categories indicate intentional disregard or recurrence of previously cited hazards.

OSHA assessed $40,284 in initial penalties against this employer, later adjusted to a current total of $32,557 — a 19.2% reduction. Average penalty per inspection works out to $10,852. Against the Manufacturing industry average of $13,853 per employer, this record runs above peers.

Inspection activity spans from 2011-01-06 to 2023-08-08, a window of roughly 13 years. This record draws directly from the U.S. Department of Labor's public enforcement data at data.dol.gov. Penalty amounts reflect final adjudicated figures after any settlement, informal conference, or formal contest. Workers, journalists, and researchers can use these figures to compare this employer's compliance posture against industry peers and to identify workplaces with elevated safety risks or repeat non-compliance.