Manufacturing · Bayou La Batre, AL

Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $8,303 in back wages owed to 23 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$8,303
Back wages owed

Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders in Bayou La Batre, AL has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 80/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $8K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($8K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders in the Manufacturing enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders ranks #2,514 among 4,429 Manufacturing employers with WHD recoveries ($8,303). Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,514 of 4,429 Manufacturing employers on WHD back wages ($8,303).

How Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders Compares

Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders in Bayou La Batre, AL has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Great Northern Corporation in Chippewa Falls, WI has 3 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$8,303
Employees Affected
23
WHD Violations
24
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$361
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$8,303

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders owed $8,303 in back wages to 23 employees across 1 case and 24 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Manufacturing

How Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.6
Violations 0 8.0
Total Penalty $0 $15,763
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $6,093

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What to do with this record

Use Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders against Great Northern Corporation, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders's inspection and penalty record is typical for Manufacturing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Manufacturing sector
  • Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders also carries $8,303 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders, resulting in $8,303 in back wages owed to 23 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders operate in?
Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders operates in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS code 336612). This industry has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 115,492 total OSHA inspections and $703.72M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders owes me wages?
If you believe Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $8,303 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders's safety record compare to industry average?
Gulf Coast Steel Boat Builders's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Manufacturing industry average of $15,763 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.6 per employer. For a direct comparison, Great Northern Corporation in Chippewa Falls, WI is a similar manufacturing employer with $8,303 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.