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BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC

160 BOWE DRIVE, MONTESANO, WA, 98563
238130Framing Contractors

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OSHA inspections
3
over 20 years
Violations
6
$2,000 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $2,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 15,925 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
6
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$2,000
$333 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 5 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $2,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1552.451022$1,700Mar 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1550.03500311$200Jan 2006Jan 2006
29 CFR 1550.07551111$100Mar 2006Mar 2006
29 CFR 1552.45050111Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1550.020002 A11Jan 2006Jan 2006

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2381 within WA. Peer group: 15,925 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $400
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2008 – Jul 2010Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1846133
Operation
B

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$7.8M
Awards
19
Top agency
Department of Defense
$7.3M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$7.3M
Department of Agriculture$560K
Department of Transportation$0
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    ALL WORK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A C-17 SIMULATOR BAY
    contract · Last action 2010-08-16
    $6,138,138
  • Department of Agriculture
    THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK RELATED TO THE WILLAPA ESTUARY WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT. MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK CONSISTS OF STRUCTURE REMOVAL, POLLUTION CONTROL, CONSTRUCTION SURVEYS, MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION, CHANNEL EXCAVATION, DIKE EXCAVATION, COMPACTED EARTHFILL, ROCK RIP RAP, AND ARCHEOLOGICAL MONITORING TO CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 2723 FEET OF ESTUARY TIDE CHANNEL FOLLOWING REMNANT CHANNEL PATTERNS, REMOVAL OF EXISTING DIKE APPROXIMATELY 5530 FEET IN TOTAL LENGTH AND PLACEMENT OF EARTH FILL MATERIAL IN DEPRESSION AREAS TO FACILITATE DRAINAGE DURING THE HIGH AND LOW TIDE CYCLE. DIKE REMOVAL AND CHANNEL EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE DIKE MUST BE COMPLETED DURING THE LOW TIDE CYCLE WHICH COULD REQUIRE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES DURING THE NIGHT HOURS.
    contract · Last action 2008-09-08
    $559,810
  • Department of Defense
    REPLACE PERIMETER FENCING
    contract · Last action 2009-07-17
    $197,750
  • Department of Defense
    OIL WATER SEPARATOR, C-POOL PARKING LOT
    contract · Last action 2009-11-06
    $125,655
  • Department of Defense
    CLAEN AND SEAL EXTERIOR MASONRY
    contract · Last action 2009-09-29
    $99,000
  • Department of Defense
    REPAIR BIRD DETERRANT
    contract · Last action 2009-09-25
    $94,035
  • Department of Defense
    REPAIR WASHOUT IN
    contract · Last action 2009-06-09
    $94,000
  • Department of Defense
    RESURFACE FLOORING
    contract · Last action 2009-09-24
    $88,277
  • Department of Defense
    BIRD WIRE
    contract · Last action 2009-09-29
    $79,131
  • Department of Defense
    MAKE PHASE TWO ROAD REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2009-06-09
    $78,648
  • Department of Defense
    REPAIR RACKETBALL COURT
    contract · Last action 2009-09-28
    $59,404
  • Department of Defense
    PERFORM TANK REMOVAL IN ACCORDANCE
    contract · Last action 2009-06-29
    $58,157
  • Department of Defense
    MAKE DEFICIENCY CORRECTIONS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-28
    $48,371
  • Department of Defense
    INSTALL ROOF DRAINS BLD 108 PAC BEACH
    contract · Last action 2009-07-16
    $36,421
  • Department of Defense
    REPAIR AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2009-09-17
    $29,842
  • Department of Defense
    STORM DRAIN LABELING
    contract · Last action 2009-09-30
    $28,000
  • Department of Defense
    F2BYH - REPAIR BIRD DETERRENT BLDG 1950
    contract · Last action 2011-03-03
    $19,842
  • Department of Transportation
    WA AREA MATOC
    contract · Last action 2014-03-31
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    WA FS ERFO 2007(1)-22(9) JODY MULLINS BRIDGE REMOVAL
    contract · Last action 2010-07-20
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 236210 - INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2014-03-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-05-23Planned21$1,500
2006-01-11Planned21$300
2005-11-14Planned21$200

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC's OSHA violation history?
BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $2,000 in total penalties.
How does BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BOWERS CONSTRUCTION INC operates in the framing contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.6.