MERIT CO
5580 PACIFIC HWY E, FIFE, WA 98424
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Inspection records
Nov 29, 2004#308186980Nov 29, 2004Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#308186980$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308186980
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 29, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 2004
- Closed
- Dec 16, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6426 18th St E, Fife, WA 98424
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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.
Apr 16, 2003#306343724Apr 16, 2003Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#306343724$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #306343724
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 16, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 16, 2003
- Closed
- Oct 6, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6411 20th Street E, Fife, WA 98424
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550003503 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 16, 2003 | - | - |
Feb 18, 2003#306305160Feb 18, 2003Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#306305160$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306305160
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 2003
- Closed
- Feb 20, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6411 20th Street E, Fife, WA 98424
- Industry
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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.
Jul 17, 1998#115287351Jul 17, 1998Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#115287351$2007 viol.7 violations$200 in penalties
Inspection #115287351
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 17, 1998
- Contested
- Aug 27, 1998
- Final Order
- Sep 21, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 19, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $200
- Penalties on Record
- $200
- Site Address
- 2812 70th Ave E, Fife, WA 98424
- 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 (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550048002 OSHA citation code: 1550048002 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $200 | $200 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
| 02001A | 1552450502 OSHA citation code: 1552450502 C | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
| 02001B | 1552450502 OSHA citation code: 1552450502 D | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
| 02001C | 1552450502 OSHA citation code: 1552450502 E | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
| 02001D | 1552450502 OSHA citation code: 1552450502 F | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
| 02001E | 1552450502 OSHA citation code: 1552450502 G | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
| 02002 | 1552452104 OSHA citation code: 1552452104 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1998 | Aug 27, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 |
Feb 11, 1993#111268892Feb 11, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111268892$4504 viol.4 violations$450 in penalties
Inspection #111268892
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 12, 1993
- Contested
- Apr 28, 1993
- Final Order
- Jun 2, 1993
- Closed
- Jul 19, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- 5580 Pacific Hwy E, Fife, WA 98424
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1552450502 OSHA citation code: 1552450502 G | Serious | 1 | 4 | $225 | $225 | Feb 12, 1993 | Apr 28, 1993 | Jun 2, 1993 |
| 01006A | 1550048501 OSHA citation code: 1550048501 E | Serious | 1 | 4 | $225 | $225 | Feb 12, 1993 | - | Jun 2, 1993 |
| 01006B | 1550048501 OSHA citation code: 1550048501 M | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1993 | - | Jun 2, 1993 |
| 01006C | 1550048502 OSHA citation code: 1550048502 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1993 | - | Jun 2, 1993 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
5 inspections, 1993 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: nonresidential building construction reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 6.8%; NAICS 2362 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source