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POTELCO INC
$11,000
penalties
2
viol.
2
insp.

POTELCO INC

DYKE RD & FROSTAD, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277NAICS 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

Inspections
2
Mar 2004 to Oct 2006 · 2 safety, 0 health
Violations
2
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$11,000
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 2Willful 0Repeat 0Other 0

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Inspection records

Oct 31, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#310561006$11,0002 viol.

Inspection #310561006

Dates

Opened
Oct 31, 2006
Closing Conference Date
Jan 12, 2007
Contested
Mar 1, 2007
Final Order
Apr 12, 2010
Closed
May 2, 2012

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
8
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 serious
Initial Penalties
$11,000
Penalties on Record
$11,000
Site Address
St. Route 20 And Waterloo St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Industry
238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010010450038502
OSHA citation code: 0450038502 B
Serious12$5,500$5,500Oct 31, 2006Mar 1, 2007Apr 12, 2010
010020450034502
OSHA citation code: 0450034502 B
Serious12$5,500$5,500Oct 31, 2006Mar 1, 2007Apr 12, 2010
Mar 24, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307480566$00 viol.

Inspection #307480566

Dates

Opened
Mar 24, 2004
Closing Conference Date
Mar 24, 2004
Closed
Mar 24, 2004

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
3

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Dyke Rd & Frostad, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Industry
238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

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.

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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.

Standards cited

04500345021 citation · $5,500
04500385021 citation · $5,500

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer1.0
Industry average2.1
Penalties per inspection
This employer$5,500
Industry average$2,541

Specialty Trade Contractors, 558,619 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors reported 1.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.7%; NAICS 23821 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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