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EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET

602 S 38TH ST, TACOMA, WA, 98418
445110Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)

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OSHA inspections
1
over 19 years
Violations
17
$4,310 in penalties
Penalties
$4,310
$254 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 19 years of recorded history, with $4,310 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,121 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
17
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$4,310
$254 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $4,310 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 8002.80250111$1,200Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.606511$750Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8064.150411$600Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.400511$600Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8003.10250111$600Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8003.103011$300Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8002.60050111$160Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 0270.11190111$100Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8002.802211Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.702011Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8002.80250211Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8003.002011Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.701011Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.700511Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8003.105011Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.703011Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 8001.30200111Oct 2007Oct 2007

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4451 within WA. Peer group: 1,121 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
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 EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$816
Employees affected
11

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 · 12 violations · $816 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeApr 200711211$816

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 · 12 violations · $816 in backwages · 11 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2005 – Apr 2007Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) StoresFLSA1211$816

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 EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. 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 EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-07-19Planned176$4,310

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET 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.

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Frequently asked

What is EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET's OSHA violation history?
EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 17 violations and $4,310 in total penalties.
How does EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET's safety record compare to its industry?
EAST ASIA SUPERMARKET operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1.
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