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SEATTLE CITY LIGHT

164 S WASHINGTON ST, SEATTLE, WA, 98104
221122Electric Power Distribution
EIN 916001275

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OSHA inspections
21
over 34 years
Violations
15
$11,775 in penalties
Penalties
$11,775
$785 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $11,775 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 567 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
21
0.6 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
15
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$11,775
$785 avg / violation
80% serious20% other
Inspection trigger · planned
14 of 21
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 21

29% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2211 within WA. Peer group: 567 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 2

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
2.3
vs industry
+1.1
TRIR
2.8
vs industry
+0.7

Reported for 1,800 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.8
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
14
Complaint
4
Accident
2
Follow-up
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 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. 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
Mar 11, 1992ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,UTILITY POLE11
Sep 30, 1991BURN,FUSE,LEAK,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,NATURAL GAS,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,MANHOLE22

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$8,421
Employees affected
20

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 · 20 violations · $8,421 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJun 201412019$8,421

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; final payment may differ. 2 cases · $8,421 in backwages · 20 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Aug 2021 – Aug 2023Other Electric Power Generation1
Jun 2012 – Jun 2014Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control$8,42119

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in WA — for SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, not this location alone

Violations
3
Assessed penalties
$210

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other SEATTLE CITY LIGHT operations in the same state.

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-03-14Planned0$0
2005-03-28Planned0$0
2005-03-14Planned0$0
2005-03-14Planned0$0
2005-03-14Planned1$0
2005-03-09Planned0$0
2005-03-08Planned0$0
2005-03-01Planned0$0
2005-02-24Planned0$0
2005-02-02Planned0$0
2005-01-31Planned0$0
2004-01-22Planned31$400
1994-04-12Complaint0$0
1994-03-07Complaint11$750
1993-05-17Follow-up0$0
1993-05-05Planned0$0
1993-02-26Planned22$2,625
1992-12-02Complaint0$0
1992-03-13Accident11$320
1991-10-01Accident77$7,680
1991-09-13Complaint0$0

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 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 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.

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.

Frequently asked

What is SEATTLE CITY LIGHT's OSHA violation history?
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $11,775 in total penalties.
How does SEATTLE CITY LIGHT's safety record compare to its industry?
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT's self-reported DART rate is 2.34 compared to an industry average of 1.2.