Establishment profile
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL
9601 STEILACOOM BLVD, LAKEWOOD, WA, 98498
Operated by DSHS · 1 of 5 establishments
622210 — Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
Summary
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $34,520 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 21 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $34,520 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 8001.1005 | 5 | 3 | $11,950 | Apr 2004 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 8001.4025 | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 8231.2005 | 1 | 1 | $4,400 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 8231.4005 | 1 | 1 | $4,400 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 8001.4020 | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 8001.1010 | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 0270.006004 A | 1 | 1 | $650 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 8001.6040 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 8231.7010 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
| 29 CFR 0270.111903 B | 1 | 1 | $100 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 8231.1010 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 6222 within WA. Peer group: 21 employers. This establishment has 15 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 2,406 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 WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
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 · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2003 – Nov 2005 | State Hospitals | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL. 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 WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL 9601 STEILACOOM BLVD SE · TACOMA, WA, 98498 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 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 WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-21 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | |
| 2013-03-05 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $8,900 | |
| 2012-09-20 | Referral | 3 | — | $11,500 | |
| 2011-10-28 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-06-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-05-03 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $9,900 | |
| 2011-01-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-12-16 | Referral | 1 | — | $100 | |
| 2010-02-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-10-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-10-05 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $320 | |
| 2007-09-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-06-05 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $350 | |
| 2003-06-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-01-27 | Complaint | 1 | — | $650 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DSHS.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DSHS across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INCSPOKANE — 2 federal enforcement records
- EASTERN STATE HOSPITALMEDICAL LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- COWLITZ FAMILY HEALTH CENTERCASTLE ROCK — 2 federal enforcement records
- CASCADE BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL LLCTUKWILA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TELECARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OF WASHINGTONSHELTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- WEST SEATTLE MENTAL HOSPITALSEATTLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- FAIRFAX HOSPITAL INCKIRKLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSSPOKANE VALLEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- WA ST SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES DEPT OFLAKEWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAT SEATTLE LLCSEATTLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by DSHS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EASTERN STATE HOSPITALMEDICAL LAKE, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- RAINIER SCHOOLBUCKLEY, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All DSHS locationsParent rollup
- Psychiatric and Substance Abuse HospitalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WAState-wide enforcement data
- Psychiatric and Substance in WAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL 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 DSHS, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $34,520 in total penalties.
- How does WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL operates in the psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.9. WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL's self-reported DART rate is 16.84 compared to an industry average of 3.8.