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CITY OF SEATTLE

610 5TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA, 98104
Operated by City of Seattle · 1 of 73 establishments
922120Police Protection
EIN 916001275

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OSHA inspections
25
over 34 years
Violations
24
$68,100 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CITY OF SEATTLE has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 25 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $68,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 463 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CITY OF SEATTLE appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
25
0.7 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
24
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$68,100
$2,838 avg / violation
54% serious46% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 25
Inspection trigger · planned
8 of 25

48% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 20 citations in this view · $68,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
296-880-20005(1)11$12,000Oct 2022Oct 2022
296-800-1402011$6,600Jul 2016Jul 2016
296-880-10015(1)11$6,000Oct 2022Oct 2022
296-880-10020(1)11$6,000Oct 2022Oct 2022
296-823-14015(1)11$6,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
296-823-12005(2)11$6,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
296-823-13005(1)11$6,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
296-800-26010(1)11$6,000Sep 2019Sep 2019
296-800-26005(1)11$6,000Sep 2019Sep 2019
296-800-1100511$6,000Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1550.02350111$700Aug 2010Aug 2010
29 CFR 1550.065701 A11$700Apr 2009Apr 2009
296-305-01513(1)11$100Oct 2023Oct 2023
296-842-11005(2)11Sep 2024Sep 2024
296-305-02001(1)11May 2023May 2023
296-800-1601011Sep 2019Sep 2019
296-800-1600511Jul 2016Jul 2016
296-800-1400511Jul 2016Jul 2016
29 CFR 1550.065703 C 0311Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1550.065511 B11Apr 2009Apr 2009

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 9221 within WA. Peer group: 463 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
1.5
vs industry
−1.2
TRIR
9.3
vs industry
+4.5

Reported for 718 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
8
Complaint
9
Referral
6
Follow-up
1

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 CITY OF SEATTLE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jul 202112

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CITY OF SEATTLE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CITY OF SEATTLE. 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 CITY OF SEATTLE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITY OF SEATTLE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CITY OF SEATTLE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$75K
Obligated (all-time)
$710K
Awards
7
Top agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
$710K
Company-wide — SEATTLE, CITY OF (across 8 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$774K
Obligated (all-time)
$17.9M
Awards (all-time)
90

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    SEATTLE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
    contract · Last action 2014-09-17
    $144,200
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    IGF::OT::IGF FY 2015 FEPA CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2021-05-18
    $139,800
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    SEATTLE, CITY OF
    contract · Last action 2011-05-18
    $139,400
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    IGF::CT::IGF FY18 FEPA
    contract · Last action 2024-01-25
    $131,620
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    FY 2021- FEPA - CITY OF SEATTLE - SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OFFICE
    contract · Last action 2023-08-22
    $69,050
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    SEATTLE OFFICE FOR CR
    contract · Last action 2008-05-01
    $49,700
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    FY 2024- FEPA - SEATTLE
    contract · Last action 2025-08-13
    $36,700

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 813311 - HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. Last action: 2025-08-13. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-06-27Complaint1$0
2023-06-17Referral11$100
2023-02-07Referral1$0
2022-08-04Referral32$24,000
2022-01-03Complaint0$0
2021-09-29Complaint33$18,000
2021-01-11Unprogrammed Related0$0
2020-01-30Follow-up0$0
2019-08-26Referral0$0
2019-07-09Referral32$12,000
2018-11-05Complaint11$6,000
2018-05-14Complaint0$0
2017-10-06Complaint0$0
2016-12-22Planned0$0
2016-02-11Complaint31$6,600
2011-12-06Complaint0$0
2010-06-08Referral11$700
2009-01-14Planned42$700
2004-12-16Planned0$0
2004-12-14Planned0$0
2004-12-14Planned0$0
2004-12-14Planned0$0
2004-05-05Planned0$0
2000-06-30Programmed Related1$0
1991-09-11Complaint2$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CITY OF SEATTLE is one of 73 establishments rolled up under the parent organization City of Seattle.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of City of Seattle across all 73 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF SEATTLE 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup City of Seattle, which operates 73 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CITY OF SEATTLE's OSHA violation history?
CITY OF SEATTLE has 25 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $68,100 in total penalties.
How does CITY OF SEATTLE's safety record compare to its industry?
CITY OF SEATTLE operates in the police protection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. CITY OF SEATTLE's self-reported DART rate is 1.48 compared to an industry average of 2.7.