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CLIMATE CONTROL INC

16500 SW 72ND AVE, PORTLAND, OR, 97224
Operated by SPECIALTY HEATING AND COOLING LLC · 1 of 5 establishments
238220Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
EIN 833717245

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OSHA inspections
5
over 16 years
Violations
11
$2,820 in penalties
Penalties
$2,820
$256 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

CLIMATE CONTROL INC has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $2,820 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,458 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CLIMATE CONTROL INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
11
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$2,820
$256 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 5

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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $2,820 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.1053 B05 I11$1,250Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 7010.7650511$500Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1926.1053 B1611$500Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$300Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 7030.50301 A11$270Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 1926.0300 A11Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1926.0059 G0911Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 7020.1870211Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Jan 2010Jan 2010

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2382 within OR. Peer group: 2,458 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
96th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
4.8
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 23 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
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.8
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
4
Accident
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 CLIMATE CONTROL INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 25, 2011FRACTURE,ROOF,LADDER,FALL,LEG11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 CLIMATE CONTROL INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLIMATE CONTROL 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 CLIMATE CONTROL 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 CLIMATE CONTROL INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1813672
Operation
C

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 CLIMATE CONTROL INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-04-27Planned2$0
2011-02-01Accident33$2,250
2009-12-21Planned1$0
2009-12-21Planned11$0
2009-10-29Planned43$570

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

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Part of a larger organization

CLIMATE CONTROL INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SPECIALTY HEATING AND COOLING LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SPECIALTY HEATING AND COOLING LLC across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CLIMATE CONTROL 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup SPECIALTY HEATING AND COOLING LLC, which operates 5 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 CLIMATE CONTROL INC's OSHA violation history?
CLIMATE CONTROL INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $2,820 in total penalties.
How does CLIMATE CONTROL INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CLIMATE CONTROL INC operates in the plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CLIMATE CONTROL INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.
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