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CITY OF TACOMA

901 FAWCETT AVENUE, TACOMA, WA, 98402
Operated by City of Tacoma · 1 of 44 establishments
922160Fire Protection

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OSHA inspections
29
over 26 years
Violations
13
$14,145 in penalties
Penalties
$14,145
$1,088 avg

Summary

CITY OF TACOMA has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 29 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $14,145 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 462 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CITY OF TACOMA 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

Inspections
29
1.1 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
13
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$14,145
$1,088 avg / violation
62% serious38% other
Inspection trigger · planned
18 of 29
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 29

31% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $14,145 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1550.065701 A11$2,750Feb 2009Feb 2009
296-800-1604011$2,700Oct 2019Oct 2019
296-155-657(1)(A)11$1,800Jun 2018Jun 2018
296-155-655(3)(B)11$1,800Jun 2018Jun 2018
29 CFR 0450.022501 B 0211$1,650Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 0450.00750711$1,650Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 0450.02151711$1,475Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 8764.005011$320Jun 2011Jun 2011
296-305-05502(5)11Jun 2023Jun 2023
296-800-3201011Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 0450.00650211Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1550.0140040211Nov 2009Nov 2009
29 CFR 1550.0140020111Nov 2009Nov 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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 9221 within WA. Peer group: 462 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
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
3.1
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
5.5
vs industry
+0.4

Reported for 3,615 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
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.5
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
18
Complaint
3
Referral
7

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 TACOMA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CITY OF TACOMA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CITY OF TACOMA. 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 TACOMA. 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 TACOMA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CITY OF TACOMA. 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 TACOMA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$25K
Obligated (all-time)
$282K
Awards
6
Top agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
$282K
Company-wide — CITY OF TACOMA WASHINGTON (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$96K
Obligated (all-time)
$168.2M
Awards (all-time)
127

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

Largest awards
  • National Archives and Records Administration
    DISCRETIONARY
    assistance · Last action 2026-04-23
    $115,095
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    CITY OF TACOMA
    contract · Last action 2011-08-19
    $105,300
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
    FAIR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE AND LOCAL
    assistance · Last action 2023-09-21
    $87,200
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    IGF::OT::IGF FY 2015 FEPA CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2017-06-20
    $47,880
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    TACOMA HUMAN RIGHTS&HMN SVCS
    contract · Last action 2017-04-19
    $38,250
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    TACOMA HUMAN RIGHTS
    contract · Last action 2008-09-16
    $33,200
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    IGF::CT::IGF FY18 FEPA
    contract · Last action 2020-08-24
    $31,880
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    FY 2021- FEPA PROTOTYPE- CITY OF TACOMA- SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OFFICE
    contract · Last action 2025-09-29
    $25,430

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 813311 - HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. Last action: 2025-09-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-03-28Referral1$0
2022-01-31Referral0$0
2019-09-19Planned0$0
2019-08-06Referral11$2,700
2019-01-16Planned0$0
2018-09-12Referral1$0
2018-04-17Planned22$3,600
2017-04-13Referral0$0
2015-06-01Planned0$0
2014-09-09Complaint0$0
2014-03-24Referral1$0
2013-03-21Unprogrammed Related0$0
2012-09-13Planned0$0
2012-07-31Planned0$0
2012-04-03Planned0$0
2012-02-23Planned0$0
2012-01-03Planned0$0
2011-12-20Planned0$0
2011-10-31Planned0$0
2011-10-11Planned0$0
2011-08-22Planned0$0
2011-05-19Planned11$320
2010-02-02Planned0$0
2009-10-29Complaint2$0
2009-03-19Referral33$4,775
2009-01-09Planned11$2,750
2004-04-26Planned0$0
2002-08-06Planned0$0
2000-06-14Complaint0$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 TACOMA is one of 44 establishments rolled up under the parent organization City of Tacoma.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of City of Tacoma across all 44 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 TACOMA 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 Tacoma, which operates 44 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is CITY OF TACOMA's OSHA violation history?
CITY OF TACOMA has 29 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $14,145 in total penalties.
How does CITY OF TACOMA's safety record compare to its industry?
CITY OF TACOMA operates in the fire protection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. CITY OF TACOMA's self-reported DART rate is 3.11 compared to an industry average of 2.9.