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KING COUNTY

516 3RD AVE, SEATTLE, WA, 98104
Operated by King County · 1 of 36 establishments
921110Executive Offices
EIN 916001327

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OSHA inspections
19
over 33 years
Violations
15
$23,200 in penalties
Penalties
$23,200
$1,547 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

KING COUNTY has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $23,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 861 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

KING COUNTY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
15
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$23,200
$1,547 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
12 of 19
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 19

37% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $23,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
296-155-24609(7)(B)11$6,600Aug 2017Aug 2017
296-155-24611(2)11$6,600Aug 2017Aug 2017
296-155-24609(4)(C)11$3,300Aug 2017Aug 2017
296-800-2200511$2,700Jul 2020Jul 2020
296-800-1602511$2,000Aug 2020Aug 2020
296-800-16015(1)11$2,000Aug 2020Aug 2020
296-842-15005(1)(B)11Oct 2023Oct 2023
296-842-1400511Oct 2023Oct 2023
296-800-30005(2)11Feb 2023Feb 2023
296-800-1600511Aug 2020Aug 2020
296-842-18005(3)11Aug 2020Aug 2020
296-800-13020(1)11Aug 2017Aug 2017
296-155-24621(2)11Aug 2017Aug 2017
29 CFR 8003.107011Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 0620.541511Feb 1998Feb 1998

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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 9211 within WA. Peer group: 861 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
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
3.5
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
5.9
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 989 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
6.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.9
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
1
Complaint
12
Accident
2
Referral
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 KING COUNTY. 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
Feb 11, 2005VEHICLE,STRUCK BY,MOTOR VEHICLE,BACKING UPFatality11
Jul 26, 2003UNCONSCIOUSNESS,ANEURYSMFatality11

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
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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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 · 4 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Oct 202114

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 · 4 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2020 – Oct 2021Correctional InstitutionsFMLA41

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 KING COUNTY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KING COUNTY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
11
Certified
11
Avg wage ratio
1.16x
H-1BE-3 Australian

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KING COUNTY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
618218
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$8.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$17.2M
Awards
56
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$16.3M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$16.3M
Department of Veterans Affairs$519K
Department of Commerce$127K
Department of Defense$96K
Department of Justice$70K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541714 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2025-12-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-07-24Complaint2$0
2023-01-05Complaint1$0
2022-04-14Complaint0$0
2021-10-15Follow-up0$0
2021-03-01Complaint0$0
2020-06-05Complaint42$4,000
2020-04-10Complaint11$2,700
2017-09-12Referral0$0
2017-03-06Complaint53$16,500
2014-03-17Complaint0$0
2005-10-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
2005-02-14Accident0$0
2004-04-27Complaint1$0
2003-11-13Unprogrammed Related0$0
2003-07-30Accident0$0
2003-02-20Complaint0$0
1997-12-17Planned1$0
1995-05-04Complaint0$0
1993-08-06Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KING COUNTY is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization King County.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of King County across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KING COUNTY 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 King County, which operates 36 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is KING COUNTY's OSHA violation history?
KING COUNTY has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $23,200 in total penalties.
How does KING COUNTY's safety record compare to its industry?
KING COUNTY operates in the executive offices industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4. KING COUNTY's self-reported DART rate is 3.5 compared to an industry average of 3.1.
Has KING COUNTY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving KING COUNTY.