US WEST COMMUNICATIONS
14605 8TH AVE S, SEATTLE, WA 98168
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Inspection records
Jun 17, 2000#303656649Jun 17, 2000Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#303656649$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303656649
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 17, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 17, 2000
- Closed
- Nov 20, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Corner Of Dewey Place E & E Thomas St, Seattle, WA 98102
- 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.
Feb 23, 1999#302188305Feb 23, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302188305$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302188305
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 23, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 29, 1999
- Closed
- Mar 29, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1600 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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.
Jun 1, 1998#115159766Jun 1, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115159766$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #115159766
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 12, 1998
- Contested
- Jul 21, 1998
- Final Order
- Sep 17, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 20, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6300 14th Ne, Seattle, WA 98115
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0620772102 OSHA citation code: 0620772102 B 02 | Other | 3 | 7 | $750 | $0 | Jun 12, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Sep 17, 1998 |
Sep 2, 1997#115265175Sep 2, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115265175$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115265175
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 2, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 4, 1997
- Closed
- Sep 4, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1600 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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.
Jul 16, 1997#115290223Jul 16, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115290223$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #115290223
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 16, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 1997
- Closed
- Aug 20, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1600 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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.
Mar 5, 1993#111343760Mar 5, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111343760$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111343760
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 5, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 1993
- Closed
- Sep 15, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1600 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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.
Feb 20, 1991#111411039Feb 20, 1991Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#111411039$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111411039
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 20, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 1991
- Closed
- Feb 22, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4th Ave & Fidalgo, Seattle, WA 98028
- 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.
Oct 29, 1990#111357109Oct 29, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#111357109$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111357109
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 27, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 27, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 97
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1122 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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.
Sep 19, 1990#111382537Sep 19, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111382537$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111382537
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 19, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 27, 1990
- Closed
- Sep 27, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Nw 105th & Alderbrook Pl Nw, Seattle, WA 98028
- 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.
Sep 19, 1990#111382529Sep 19, 1990Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111382529$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111382529
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 19, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 27, 1990
- Contested
- Nov 5, 1990
- Final Order
- Jan 4, 1991
- Closed
- Dec 16, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- W Smith & 26th Ave W, Seattle, WA 98028
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0320026002 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 1990 | Nov 5, 1990 | Jan 4, 1991 |
| 01002 | 0320023004 OSHA citation code: 0320023004 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 12, 1991 | Nov 5, 1990 | Jan 4, 1991 |
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.
13 inspections, 1990 to 2000. 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.