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DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION

19411 80TH AVE S, KENT, WA, 98032
Operated by DAVIS WIRE CORP · 1 of 2 establishments
332618Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
EIN 952761962

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OSHA inspections
19
over 33 years
Violations
28
$23,671 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $23,671 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
19
0.6 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
28
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$23,671
$845 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · referral
8 of 19
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 19

37% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · $23,521 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 0247.50070122$450Apr 1993Mar 2001
296-806-2003211$4,896Nov 2025Nov 2025
296-800-1100511$4,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
296-800-14020(2)11$4,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
29 CFR 8035.000511$2,100Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 8032.000511$1,500Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 8001.402011$1,500Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 0242.050702 A11$1,000Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 8764.005011$900Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 0241.500103 B11$750Nov 1996Nov 1996
29 CFR 0247.35110211$525Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 0242.35150411$250Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 0249.560902 A11$250Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 0242.30030411$250Mar 2001Mar 2001
29 CFR 0246.600711$250Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 0242.051101 A11$200Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 0247.35070111$200Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 0247.651711$200Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 0245.651711$150Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 0247.800902 V11$150Apr 1993Apr 1993

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

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3326 within WA. Peer group: 18 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 9.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,920
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 3

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
+1.4
TRIR
4.2
vs industry
+1.0

Reported for 110 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.2
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
5
Complaint
3
Referral
8
Follow-up
3

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 DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
9 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 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 DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — for DAVIS WIRE CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
11

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other DAVIS WIRE CORP locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 13 cases · 11 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-134004Unfair labor practiceAug 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-128607Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Jan 2015ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-086030Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-085851Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-083265Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-082345Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-081228Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-UC-081142UCMay 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-080436Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-079872Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-UC-078898UCApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-075418Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-031941Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DAVIS WIRE CORP
19411 80TH AVE S · KENT, WA, 98032
WaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 12
20Jan 2024View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$1.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2010-10-26. Most recent: 2010-10-26. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $1,525,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Davis Wire Corporation
Davis Wire Corp.
Oct 2010pleaEnvironmentalUSDOJ - Criminal Division$1,525,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-09-15Referral1$4,896
2025-05-20Referral0$0
2022-05-10Follow-up0$0
2021-09-15Referral32$8,000
2020-08-28Complaint0$0
2013-04-23Referral0$0
2013-04-23Referral0$0
2011-02-25Referral0$0
2010-09-13Referral44$6,000
2005-03-22Planned0$0
2001-06-11Follow-up0$0
2000-12-18Referral44$1,000
1999-03-02Planned0$0
1998-06-18Complaint0$0
1996-10-01Complaint21$1,750
1996-02-26Planned21$525
1994-12-22Planned0$0
1993-07-22Follow-up0$0
1993-03-24Planned128$1,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DAVIS WIRE CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DAVIS WIRE CORP across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other fabricated wire product manufacturing within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by DAVIS WIRE CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION 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 DAVIS WIRE CORP, which operates 2 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 DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $23,671 in total penalties.
How does DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. DAVIS WIRE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 3.15 compared to an industry average of 1.8.