SAPPHIRE GAS SOLUTIONS LLC
1401 E MCDONALD RD., Toppenish, WA 98948 · NAICS 221210 Natural Gas Distribution
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Inspection records
Sep 25, 2023#347001125Sep 25, 2023FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#347001125$14,4003 viol.3 violations$14,400 in penalties
Inspection #347001125
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 2024
- Contested
- May 29, 2024
- Final Order
- May 14, 2025
- Closed
- May 29, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,400
- Penalties on Record
- $14,400
- Site Address
- 1401 E Mcdonald Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948
- Industry
- 221210 Natural Gas Distribution
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies after severe burns from fire
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 296-800-11005 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,800 | $4,800 | Sep 25, 2023 | May 29, 2024 | May 14, 2025 |
| 01002 | 296-800-11005 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,800 | $4,800 | Mar 11, 2024 | May 29, 2024 | May 14, 2025 |
| 01003 | 296-800-11005 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $4,800 | $4,800 | Sep 25, 2023 | May 29, 2024 | May 14, 2025 |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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
Industry comparison
Utilities, 13,818 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: natural gas distribution reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.4%; NAICS 2212 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source