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SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC

1808 136TH PLACE NE, BELLEVUE, WA, 98005
Operated by Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc
EIN 911069098

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OSHA inspections
2
over 29 years
Violations
7
$1,800 in penalties
Penalties
$1,800
$257 avg

Summary

SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $1,800 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 67,390 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$1,800
$257 avg / violation
71% serious29% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

50% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $1,800 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 0241.50010121$1,050Jan 1997Jan 1997
29 CFR 0241.65090111$750Jan 1997Jan 1997
29 CFR 0240.004011—Jan 1997Jan 1997
29 CFR 0240.004001 B11—Jan 1997Jan 1997
29 CFR 0240.00600211—Jan 1997Jan 1997
29 CFR 0241.500311—Jan 1997Jan 1997

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 67,390 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
81st
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
—
TRIR
0.6
vs industry
—

Reported for 159 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
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 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
—
Most recent activity
29 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 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 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS 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 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
3
Certified
3
Avg wage ratio
1.14x
H-1B

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 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$20.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$63.6M
Awards
1,251
Top agency
Department of Commerce
$53.3M
Company-wide — DANAHER CORPORATION (across 179 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$938.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.8B
Awards (all-time)
80,748

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Commerce$53.3M
Department of Defense$8.2M
Department of the Interior$1.2M
Environmental Protection Agency$483K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$272K
Largest awards (top 50 of 1,251)
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF ARGO PROFILING FLOATS
    contract · Last action 2022-10-25
    $5,941,500
  • Department of Commerce
    THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR THE TAO SUB-SURFACE TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND CONDUCTIVITY SENSORS TO REPLACE UNITS THAT ARE OVER 10 YEARS OLD. THIS PROCUREMENT WILL GO AGAINST THE NOAA/SEA-BIRD IDIQ CONTRACT EA-133M-15-CQ-0039. THIS PROCUREMENT IS FUND
    contract · Last action 2024-02-14
    $2,363,771
  • Department of Commerce
    SEABIRD SENSORS AND RELATED COMPONENTS.
    contract · Last action 2022-12-13
    $2,020,093
  • Department of Commerce
    PURCHASE OF SEA-BIRD INSTRUMENTS CALIBRATION SERVICES AGAINST IDIQ CONTRACT EA-133M-15-CQ-0039.
    contract · Last action 2024-08-13
    $1,488,960
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF AB133R-11-CQ-0067 L0004 - ARGO FLOATS
    contract · Last action 2014-08-06
    $1,476,000
  • Department of Commerce
    DELIVERY ORDER OF BUOYS FOR THE BASE YEAR.
    contract · Last action 2022-04-19
    $1,169,997
  • Department of Commerce
    SIXTY (60) SEA-BIRD NAVIS FLOATS.
    contract · Last action 2020-08-17
    $1,140,000
  • Department of Commerce
    OCEAN FLOATS AND ACCESSORIES
    contract · Last action 2021-08-16
    $1,129,303
  • Department of Commerce
    SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
    contract · Last action 2022-09-06
    $1,019,804
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF ARGOS FLOATS
    contract · Last action 2013-07-09
    $1,008,000
  • Department of Commerce
    40 ARGO PROFILING FLOATS
    contract · Last action 2011-09-22
    $864,000
  • Department of Defense
    CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH (CTD)
    contract · Last action 2009-02-27
    $810,926
  • Department of Commerce
    SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
    contract · Last action 2023-09-15
    $724,000
  • Department of Commerce
    FY2023 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS CALIBRATION AND PARTS FOR THE OMAO NOAA FLEET
    contract · Last action 2026-03-20
    $701,516
  • Department of Commerce
    THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO DO VENDOR SERVICE AND CALIBRATION OF THE TAO SEABIRD SENSORS USED ON THE TAO ARRAY.
    contract · Last action 2020-11-30
    $648,283
  • Department of Defense
    OPTICS EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2022-12-30
    $538,892
  • Department of Commerce
    THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR SEABIRD SUB-SURFACE SENSORS TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT LOST ON THE TAO ARRAY AND TO REPLACE SENSORS THAT ARE OVER 13 YEARS OLD AND EXHIBITING DATA OUTAGES AND FAILURES DUE TO AGING ELECTRONICS.
    contract · Last action 2022-02-24
    $499,905
  • Department of Defense
    TAGS-60 CLASS
    contract · Last action 2011-07-29
    $455,516
  • Department of Defense
    TAGS-60 CLASS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-30
    $449,750
  • Department of Commerce
    contract · Last action 2012-06-27
    $400,708
  • Department of Commerce
    NOAA/PMEL REQUIRES MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS
    contract · Last action 2016-08-02
    $385,537
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST EXISTING IDIQ FOR VARIOUS ELECTRONICS FOR PMEL
    contract · Last action 2016-12-08
    $384,815
  • Department of Commerce
    SEA-BIRD EQUIPMENT FOR MARINE OPERATIONS
    contract · Last action 2024-06-13
    $384,617
  • Department of Commerce
    TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE AND SURFACE/TEMPERATURE SENSORS FOR TAO PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2012-04-18
    $372,002
  • Department of Commerce
    VARIOUS REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENTATION FOR OCEAN STATION PAPA IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE MOORINGS.
    contract · Last action 2014-03-26
    $357,509
  • Department of Commerce
    FLEETWIDE SEA-BIRD CALIBRATION SERVICES.
    contract · Last action 2023-09-15
    $350,586
  • Department of Commerce
    OMAO-EXMPT-246 WAS APPROVED ON 8/18/2025. SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT, PARTS, REPAIR, UPGRADE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES IDIQ
    contract · Last action 2025-09-23
    $350,000
  • Department of Commerce
    NDBC SERVICE AND CALIBRATION OF TAO AND WEATHER BUOY SEA-BIRD SUBSURFACE SENSORS.
    contract · Last action 2026-03-27
    $324,475
  • Department of Commerce
    SEA-BIRD EQUIPMENT ORDER
    contract · Last action 2018-12-10
    $314,424
  • Department of Commerce
    SEA-BIRD INSTRUMENTATION.
    contract · Last action 2020-03-18
    $310,580
  • Department of Commerce
    OCEANOGRAPHIC AND INSTURMENTATION EQUIREMENT AND REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2010-07-02
    $293,315
  • Department of Commerce
    DELIVERY ORDER UNDER IDIQ EA-133M-15-CQ-0039 TO PURCHASE BGC NAVIS FLOATS.
    contract · Last action 2024-04-30
    $290,400
  • Department of Defense
    CONDUCTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPTHS (CTD)
    contract · Last action 2009-09-01
    $284,886
  • Department of Commerce
    35 EACH TEMP AND PRESSURE RECORDERS AND 100 EACH TEMP RECORDERS (WITHOUT MODEM INTERFACE)
    contract · Last action 2012-06-05
    $280,204
  • Department of Defense
    MIROCAT
    contract · Last action 2016-01-27
    $279,216
  • Department of Commerce
    OR-25-00604 WAS APPROVED 04/11/2025 PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH QUOTE #100930360V6 FOR THE EXPLORER
    contract · Last action 2025-06-05
    $277,920
  • Department of Commerce
    PURCHASE OF (15) SBE 37SMP-ODO CTD W/ DO MICROCAT CONDUCTIVITY AND TEMPERATURE RECORDERS WITH INTEGRATED DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS.
    contract · Last action 2024-02-14
    $268,942
  • Department of Commerce
    SEABIRD ELECTRONICS TASK ORDER FOR SPARE SENSORS
    contract · Last action 2020-08-21
    $268,259
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS SEABIRD SENSORS/REAPIR/CALIBRATION OF SENSORS
    contract · Last action 2019-04-12
    $256,130
  • Department of Commerce
    OCEANOGRAPHIC SENSING INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE OCEAN TEMPERATURE & CONDUCTIVITY
    contract · Last action 2025-08-12
    $249,922
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS SEABIRD ORDER
    contract · Last action 2020-01-14
    $248,562
  • Department of Commerce
    SEA-BIRD DELIVERY ORDER FOR ONE SUNA NITRATE METER, AND THREE FLUOROMETERS AND CALIBRATE SERVICES OF INSTRUMENTS.
    contract · Last action 2024-07-22
    $247,335
  • Department of Commerce
    OMAO-EXMPT-116 WAS APPROVED 6/9/25. SEABIRD SENSORS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE NOAA SHIP REUBEN LASKER
    contract · Last action 2025-06-10
    $233,449
  • Department of Defense
    CONDUCTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPTS (CTD)TAGS-60 CLASS
    contract · Last action 2011-11-29
    $227,518
  • Department of Commerce
    PURCHASE OF SEA-BIRD CTD SENSORS AND ACCESSORIES FOR NOAA/NMFS/RACE
    contract · Last action 2020-09-01
    $224,766
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    HYPER PRO SENSOR KITS
    contract · Last action 2024-02-29
    $220,600
  • Department of Defense
    SEACAT PLUS VERSION 2 PROFILER
    contract · Last action 2012-09-26
    $220,038
  • Department of Defense
    CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH (CTD)
    contract · Last action 2012-09-26
    $211,516
  • Department of Commerce
    PURCHASE OF VARIOUS SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC. WEATHER SENSORS SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (NDBC).
    contract · Last action 2018-02-22
    $208,026
  • Department of Defense
    SBE37 DEEP CTD SENSOR
    contract · Last action 2024-07-16
    $207,623

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334519 - OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-04-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1997-01-27Referral0—$0
1997-01-02Planned75$1,800

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS 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.

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Frequently asked

What is SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC's OSHA violation history?
SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $1,800 in total penalties.