Establishment profile
CITY OF SEATTLE
400 S WASHINGTON ST, SEATTLE, WA, 98104
Operated by City of Seattle · 1 of 73 establishments
921140 — Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined
EIN 916001275
Summary
CITY OF SEATTLE has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 26 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $68,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 864 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
46% 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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296-880-20005(1) | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 296-800-14020 | 1 | 1 | $6,600 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 296-880-10015(1) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 296-880-10020(1) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| 296-823-14015(1) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 296-823-12005(2) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 296-823-13005(1) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 296-800-26010(1) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| 296-800-26005(1) | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| 296-800-11005 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1550.023501 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1550.065701 A | 1 | 1 | $700 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 296-305-01513(1) | 1 | 1 | $100 | Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| 296-842-11005(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 296-305-02001(1) | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| 296-800-16010 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| 296-800-16005 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 296-800-14005 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1550.065703 C 03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1550.065511 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2009 | Apr 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 9211 within WA. Peer group: 864 employers. This establishment has 24 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 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
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 CITY OF SEATTLE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jul 2021 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
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.
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 · 2 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 – Jul 2021 | Other Local Governmental Facilities | FMLA | 2 | 1 | — | — |
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 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 contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 813311 - HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. Last action: 2026-05-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-06-27 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-06-17 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $100 | |
| 2023-02-07 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-08-04 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $24,000 | |
| 2022-01-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-09-29 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $18,000 | |
| 2021-01-11 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-01-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-08-26 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-07-09 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $12,000 | |
| 2018-11-05 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | |
| 2018-05-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-10-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-12-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-02-11 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $6,600 | |
| 2011-12-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-06-08 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $700 | |
| 2009-01-14 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $700 | |
| 2004-12-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-12-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-12-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-12-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-05-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-06-30 | Programmed Related | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-09-11 | Complaint | 2 | — | $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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in executive and legislative offices, combined within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CITY OF CLARKSTONCLARKSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CITY OF SELAHSELAH — 1 federal enforcement record
- WAHKIAKUM COUNTYCATHLAMET — 1 federal enforcement record
- PT ANGELES PARKS ADMIN OFFICEPORT ANGELES — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLUMBIA COUNTYDAYTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- KITTITAS COUNTY AUDITORELLENSBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SPOKANESPOKANE — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SPOKANESPOKANE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GRAYS HARBOR COUNTYMONTESANO — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SPOKANESPOKANE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by City of Seattle, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CITY OF SEATTLESEATTLE, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CITY OF SEATTLEROCKPORT, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- SEATTLE CENTERSEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLE PARKS & RECREATION DEPTSEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLESEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLESEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLE DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATIONSEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENTSEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLESEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF SEATTLE - PARKS & RECREATION DEPTSEATTLE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All City of Seattle locationsParent rollup
- Executive and Legislative Offices, CombinedAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WAState-wide enforcement data
- Executive and Legislative in WAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF SEATTLE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CITY OF SEATTLE's OSHA violation history?
- CITY OF SEATTLE has 26 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 executive and legislative offices, combined industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. CITY OF SEATTLE's self-reported DART rate is 1.48 compared to an industry average of 1.9.