Establishment profile
CASCADE DAFO INC
1360 SUNSET AVE, FERNDALE, WA, 98248
423450 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 911827623
Summary
CASCADE DAFO INC has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $5,435 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 179 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CASCADE DAFO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $5,435 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 8001.6005 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2006 | Dec 2013 |
| 296-806-30030 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| 29 CFR 8063.0004 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8064.8042 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8002.601001 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8063.0030 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8062.0032 | 1 | 1 | $175 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8071.4020 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8001.4005 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8064.7506 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8064.8502 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 296-800-31025(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 8636.0005 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2013 | Dec 2013 |
| 29 CFR 8092.000401 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 8421.4005 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 8421.0505 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 8172.0005 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8421.1005 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8064.0508 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 8001.7030 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2006 | Feb 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4234 within WA. Peer group: 179 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 294 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
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
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 CASCADE DAFO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CASCADE DAFO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CASCADE DAFO 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 CASCADE DAFO 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 CASCADE DAFO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CASCADE DAFO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CASCADE DAFO 1360 SUNSET AVE · FERNDALE, WA, 98248 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Dec 2019 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CASCADE DAFO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339113 - SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-03-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-03-04 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-03-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-07-28 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | |
| 2013-11-22 | Referral | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-07-25 | Referral | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-04-06 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-10-03 | Referral | 16 | 9 | $1,435 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CASCADE DAFO 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CASCADE DAFO INC's OSHA violation history?
- CASCADE DAFO INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $5,435 in total penalties.
- How does CASCADE DAFO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- CASCADE DAFO INC operates in the medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1. CASCADE DAFO INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.96 compared to an industry average of 0.8.