Establishment profile
WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY
20417 80TH AVENUE SOUTH, KENT, WA, 98032
Operated by Walman Optical · 1 of 9 establishments
333314 — Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
EIN 410598170
Summary
WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $1,160 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $1,160 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 0241.500103 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 0241.800302 A | 1 | 1 | $160 | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 8071.4020 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 8001.4005 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 8001.7030 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 0243.301106 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 8002.802502 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 0241.800304 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 0241.800509 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| 29 CFR 0242.051101 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2003 | Jan 2003 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3333 within WA. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 53 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
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- 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 WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. 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 WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WALMAN OPTICAL CO 20417 80TH AVE S · KENT, WA, 98032 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 1998 | View → |
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 WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-09 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-11-15 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $1,160 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY is one of 9 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Walman Optical.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Walman Optical across all 9 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in optical instrument and lens manufacturing within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE LIGHT BRIGADE INC DBA THE LIGHT BRIGADEKENT — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Walman Optical, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WALMAN OPTICAL COMinneapolis, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- WALMAN OPTICALMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANYOMAHA, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Walman Optical locationsParent rollup
- Optical Instrument and Lens ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WAState-wide enforcement data
- Optical Instrument and in WAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY 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 Walman Optical, which operates 9 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $1,160 in total penalties.
- How does WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY operates in the optical instrument and lens manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. WALMAN OPTICAL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.5.