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WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO

835 6TH ST S, KIRKLAND, WA, 98033
Operated by LEGGETT & PLATT INC · 1 of 179 establishments
331210Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
EIN 208640917

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OSHA inspections
14
over 33 years
Violations
20
$17,100 in penalties
Penalties
$17,100
$855 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $17,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 15 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
14
0.4 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
20
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$17,100
$855 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 14
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 14

64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $17,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
296-806-4650411$7,000Dec 2023Dec 2023
296-806-4553411$6,000Dec 2023Dec 2023
29 CFR 8062.003011$1,750Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 8064.500411$900Oct 2005Oct 2005
296-800-16050(1)11$800Mar 2024Mar 2024
29 CFR 0242.051102 A11$450Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 8001.605011$200Sep 2006Sep 2006
296-800-1602511Oct 2025Oct 2025
296-62-0901311Oct 2025Oct 2025
296-842-11005(2)11Mar 2024Mar 2024
296-841-20005(1)11Mar 2024Mar 2024
29 CFR 8001.400511Jan 2011Jan 2011
29 CFR 0620.54150111May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 0620.54110511May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 0620.013002 A11May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 0242.35190211Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 0242.35150411Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 0241.20070211Mar 1997Mar 1997
29 CFR 0240.00400211Oct 1995Oct 1995
29 CFR 0242.35030511Oct 1995Oct 1995

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3312 within WA. Peer group: 15 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $100
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
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

Planned
4
Complaint
2
Referral
5
Follow-up
3

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 WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — for LEGGETT & PLATT INC, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
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 LEGGETT & PLATT 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-220970Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Aug 2018ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RC-146581Representation electionFeb 2015Apr 2015ClosedRegion 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

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
8
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO LLC
835 6TH ST S · KIRKLAND, WA, 98033
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 12
80May 2026View →

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 WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — LEGGETT & PLATT, INCORPORATED (across 11 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$16.3M
Awards (all-time)
1,074

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
2025-08-26Complaint2$0
2023-11-20Referral31$800
2023-11-02Referral22$13,000
2011-02-03Follow-up0$0
2010-09-10Referral21$1,750
2006-07-17Referral11$200
2006-02-07Complaint0$0
2005-08-18Planned11$900
2001-04-09Follow-up0$0
2000-04-04Referral3$0
1997-03-03Planned3$0
1996-01-26Follow-up0$0
1995-10-04Planned31$450
1992-09-02Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO is one of 179 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LEGGETT & PLATT INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LEGGETT & PLATT INC across all 179 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO 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 LEGGETT & PLATT INC, which operates 179 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 WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO's OSHA violation history?
WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $17,100 in total penalties.
How does WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO's safety record compare to its industry?
WESTERN PNEUMATIC TUBE CO operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.