JOSEPH SIMON & SONS
2202 E RIVER ST, TACOMA, WA 98421
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Inspection records
Jun 22, 2004#307856286Jun 22, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307856286$2706 viol.6 violations$270 in penalties
Inspection #307856286
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 2004
- Closed
- Sep 1, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 50
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $270
- Penalties on Record
- $270
- Site Address
- 2202 E River St, Tacoma, WA 98421
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0242302715 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $150 | $150 | Jun 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 8071.8010 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $120 | $120 | Jun 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 02001 | 0241800304 | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 02002 | 8002802502 | Other | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 02003 | 0242302305 OSHA citation code: 0242302305 A | Other | 3 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 2004 | - | - |
| 02004 | 0244750914 OSHA citation code: 0244750914 A | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 2004 | - | - |
Jul 22, 1998#115286270Jul 22, 1998Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#115286270$4806 viol.6 violations$480 in penalties
Inspection #115286270
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 22, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 1, 1998
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 48
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $480
- Penalties on Record
- $480
- Site Address
- 2202 E River St, Tacoma, WA 98421
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0242051303 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $480 | $480 | Oct 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 240.6120 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Dec 13, 1998 | - | - |
| 02002 | 0244750910 | Other | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 02003 | 0244750910 | Other | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 02004 | 0245920706 | Other | 1 | 48 | $0 | $0 | Dec 13, 1998 | - | - |
| 02005 | 0242151507 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 13, 1998 | - | - |
Nov 10, 1992#111269437Nov 10, 1992Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#111269437$1,0002 viol.2 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #111269437
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 10, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1992
- Contested
- Dec 31, 1992
- Final Order
- Feb 9, 1993
- Closed
- Apr 24, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 2202 E River St, Tacoma, WA 98421
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0240002001 OSHA citation code: 0240002001 A | Serious | 1 | 7 | $750 | $500 | Nov 13, 1992 | Dec 31, 1992 | Feb 9, 1993 |
| 01002 | 0241100501 | Serious | 3 | 7 | $750 | $500 | Nov 13, 1992 | Dec 31, 1992 | Feb 9, 1993 |
Nov 10, 1992#111258026Nov 10, 1992Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111258026$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111258026
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 10, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 1992
- Closed
- Nov 13, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2202 E River St, Tacoma, WA 98421
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
4 inspections, 1992 to 2004. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source