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NORDSTROM INC

500 PINE STREET STE 500, SEATTLE, WA, 98101
Operated by Nordstrom Inc · 1 of 128 establishments
448140Family Clothing Stores

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OSHA inspections
11
over 32 years
Violations
12
$10,000 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

NORDSTROM INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $10,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 176 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

NORDSTROM INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
11
0.3 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
12
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$10,000
$833 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 11
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 11

64% 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 · 12 citations in this view · $10,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
296-800-13020(1)22$1,100Jun 2021Aug 2023
296-823-13005(1)11$2,700Jun 2021Jun 2021
296-823-12005(5)11$2,700Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 8001.400511$1,750Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 8001.60150111$1,750Jan 2012Jan 2012
296-800-28030(4)11Mar 2026Mar 2026
296-800-31025(1)11Oct 2022Oct 2022
296-800-13020(3)11Oct 2022Oct 2022
296-800-3101011Oct 2018Oct 2018
296-800-2202211Oct 2018Oct 2018
296-24-95707(1)(B)(IX)11Dec 2015Dec 2015

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 4481 within WA. Peer group: 176 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NORDSTROM INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
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

Complaint
10
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 NORDSTROM INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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 · 75,000 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jun 2019175,000

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 · 75,000 violations · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2017 – Jun 2019Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)FMLA75,0000

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 NORDSTROM INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — for Nordstrom Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
8
Representation (union)
1

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 Nordstrom Inc 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.). 11 cases · 8 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-032922Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Feb 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-UD-000609UDJan 2011Jan 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RD-003888Representation electionJan 2011Feb 2011ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-032027Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-031661Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Feb 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-031432Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Apr 2009ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-UD-000591UDFeb 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-028592Unfair labor practiceApr 2003Jul 2004ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-028558Unfair labor practiceMar 2003Sep 2004ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-028503Unfair labor practiceFeb 2003Jul 2004ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-028153Unfair labor practiceJul 2002Jan 2003ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
338
Certified
326
Denied
1
Avg wage ratio
1.18x
H-1B1 SingaporeH-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 NORDSTROM INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NORDSTROM INC 001
500 PINE ST · SEATTLE, WA, 98101
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
NORDSTROM INC 805
1700 7TH AVE · SEATTLE, WA, 98101
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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

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

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The sweaters fail to meet the federal flammability standard for wearing apparel, posing a burn injury hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2014-12-09. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Nordstrom Recalls Open Vest Sweaters Due to Burn Hazard; Violation of Federal Flammability Standard (Recall Alert)
#15711
Dec 2014The sweaters fail to meet the federal flammability standard for wearing apparel, posing a burn injury hazard to consumers.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — NORDSTROM, INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$16K
Awards (all-time)
2

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-12-17Complaint1$0
2024-11-26Complaint0$0
2023-07-06Complaint1$1,100
2022-09-15Complaint2$0
2021-03-18Complaint32$5,400
2019-03-04Complaint0$0
2018-08-17Complaint2$0
2017-12-13Complaint0$0
2015-11-02Complaint1$0
2011-12-13Referral22$3,500
1993-08-09Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

NORDSTROM INC is one of 128 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nordstrom Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nordstrom Inc across all 128 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in family clothing stores within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Nordstrom Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORDSTROM 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 Nordstrom Inc, which operates 128 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 NORDSTROM INC's OSHA violation history?
NORDSTROM INC has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $10,000 in total penalties.
How does NORDSTROM INC's safety record compare to its industry?
NORDSTROM INC operates in the family clothing stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.