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National Steel and Ship Building CO Cal/OSHA Inspections and Citations

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National Steel and Ship Building CO: 80 inspections, 79 citations and $176,455 in penalties, latest opened Nov 23, 2010.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

National Steel and Ship Building CO safety record at a glance

National Steel and Ship Building CO has been the subject of 80 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 31, 2001 and Nov 23, 2010. 61 of them were complaint inspections. 36 of them produced citations, 79 in all: 28 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $492,078 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $176,455. The largest single penalty, $27,000, came from an inspection opened Mar 24, 2008 in San Diego. That places the employer at #142 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.

Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in San Diego.

Every inspection, newest first

Click a date for the citations in that inspection.

OpenedCityWhyResultPenaltyClosed
Nov 23, 2010San DiegoAccident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
$22,505 proposed		Jun 21, 2012
Nov 23, 2010San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Feb 25, 2011
Nov 5, 2010San DiegoAccidentno citations$0Apr 28, 2011
Aug 10, 2010San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 4, 2010
May 26, 2010San DiegoComplaint1 citation$300
$425 proposed		May 6, 2011
May 10, 2010San DiegoComplaint1 citation 1 serious$3,150
$3,825 proposed		Oct 11, 2012
Apr 18, 2008San DiegoComplaint1 citation$315Aug 19, 2009
Apr 18, 2008San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Jul 1, 2008
Apr 17, 2008San DiegoFollow-upno citations$0Apr 22, 2008
Mar 24, 2008San DiegoPlanned1 citation 1 repeat$27,000Jul 13, 2009
Mar 24, 2008San DiegoComplaint1 citation 1 willful$18,000
$67,500 proposed		Jul 9, 2009
Mar 24, 2008San DiegoPlannedno citations$0Jul 1, 2008
Mar 24, 2008San DiegoPlannedno citations$0Jul 1, 2008
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaint3 citations$2,905
$4,010 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoAccident3 citations 1 serious$2,700
$11,475 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaint2 citations$450
$630 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 14, 2006
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 14, 2006
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Oct 11, 2007
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 14, 2006
Jun 2, 2006San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 14, 2006
Mar 13, 2006San DiegoComplaint2 citations 1 serious$3,000
$4,250 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Mar 13, 2006San DiegoComplaint3 citations$750
$4,460 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Mar 13, 2006San DiegoComplaint2 citations$300
$850 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Mar 13, 2006San DiegoComplaint2 citations$150
$420 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Mar 13, 2006San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Jun 2, 2006
Jan 24, 2006San DiegoAccident6 citations 4 serious$8,670
$15,523 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jan 17, 2006San DiegoAccident1 citation 1 serious$2,700
$18,000 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Oct 19, 2005San DiegoAccident5 citations 2 serious$6,975
$10,960 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Oct 19, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Apr 11, 2006
Sep 2, 2005San DiegoAccident2 citations 2 serious$3,000
$21,375 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaint2 citations 2 serious$8,100
$16,870 proposed		Oct 3, 2007
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation 1 serious$2,700
$6,750 proposed		Dec 30, 2007
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation$450
$5,060 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 1, 2005
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Jan 10, 2006
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Aug 24, 2005
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Nov 1, 2005
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Aug 25, 2005
Jul 11, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0May 19, 2008
Jun 28, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation$225
$280 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jun 28, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation$220
$280 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jun 28, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Dec 8, 2005
Jun 28, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Jan 18, 2006
Jun 28, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Dec 8, 2005
Jun 28, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Feb 1, 2006
May 10, 2005San DiegoAccidentno citations$0Oct 3, 2007
May 6, 2005San DiegoAccident3 citations 2 serious$18,300
$39,375 proposed		Aug 13, 2009
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaint2 citations 1 serious$3,000
$70,500 proposed		May 26, 2005
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation 1 serious$2,700
$4,500 proposed		May 19, 2008
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation$150
$250 proposed		May 19, 2008
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 1, 2005
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 1, 2005
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 1, 2005
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaintno inspection made$0May 12, 2005
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 7, 2005
Jan 25, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 7, 2005
Jan 14, 2005San DiegoComplaint1 citation$560
$700 proposed		May 19, 2008
Jan 14, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Mar 11, 2005
Jan 14, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Apr 28, 2005
Jan 7, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Mar 11, 2005
Jan 6, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Apr 14, 2005
Jan 5, 2005San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Apr 14, 2005
Dec 13, 2004San DiegoPlanned4 citations 2 serious$12,450
$80,575 proposed		Apr 15, 2013
Dec 7, 2004San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Jan 3, 2005
Nov 29, 2004San DiegoComplaint1 citation$300
$4,500 proposed		Apr 15, 2013
Oct 29, 2004San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Dec 10, 2004
Oct 28, 2004San DiegoAccident3 citations$635
$795 proposed		Apr 9, 2013
Oct 28, 2004San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Sep 1, 2005
Oct 28, 2004San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Mar 2, 2005
Oct 12, 2004San DiegoComplaint5 citations$1,200
$8,995 proposed		Apr 4, 2013
Sep 28, 2004San DiegoComplaint2 citations$675
$840 proposed		Apr 4, 2013
Sep 23, 2004San DiegoComplaint2 citations 1 serious$7,050
$15,185 proposed		Apr 4, 2013
Sep 23, 2004San DiegoComplaintno citations$0Mar 11, 2005
Sep 12, 2004San DiegoComplaint7 citations 4 serious$17,070
$20,385 proposed		Oct 11, 2007
Jul 14, 2003San DiegoPlannedno citations$0Jul 14, 2003
May 3, 2002San DiegoAccidentno citations$0Apr 14, 2004
Apr 30, 2001San DiegoAccidentno citations$0Nov 24, 2003
Feb 16, 2001San DiegoComplaint3 citations$430
$840 proposed		Apr 24, 2006
Jan 31, 2001San DiegoPlanned1 citation 1 serious$1,875Jun 20, 2001

Also recorded as: National Steel & Ship Building (Nassco).

The rules this employer was cited under

Accidents investigated

Nov 22, 2010, San Diego. Employee Amputates Foot When Crushed by Steel T-Beam 1 hospitalized Inspection
Oct 29, 2010, San Diego. Employee Tears Esophagus after Running Into Cross Member Bar 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 25, 2006, San Diego. Employee Is Injured by Spray Paint Gun 1 hospitalized Inspection
Dec 5, 2005, San Diego. Employee Is Cut at Shipyard Inspection
Oct 10, 2005, San Diego. Employee Is Injured When Paint Is Injected Into Thumb 1 hospitalized Inspection
Aug 22, 2005, San Diego. Employee Is Injured by Falling Object 1 hospitalized Inspection
May 5, 2005, San Diego. Employee Is Struck by Steel 1 hospitalized Inspection
Jan 10, 2005, San Diego. Shipyard Employee Is Injured in Fall 1 hospitalized Inspection
Sep 25, 2004, San Diego. Employee's Head and Back Are Lacerated in Fall from Ladder Inspection
Apr 30, 2002, San Diego. Employee injured when stuck by fork lift 1 hospitalized Inspection
Apr 28, 2001, San Diego. Employee injured while performing maintenance on a crane 1 hospitalized Inspection

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How to read this record

Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.

Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.

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If you work, or worked, at National Steel and Ship Building CO

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.

About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.

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