WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
7500 - 8700 BLOCKS OF WISCONSIN AVENUES, BETHESDA, MD 20814
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Inspection records
Feb 4, 2020#344629019Feb 4, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344629019$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344629019
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 4, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 4, 2020
- Closed
- Jul 16, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8810 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Industry
- 485111 Mixed Mode Transit Systems
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Jan 9, 2017#342024585Jan 9, 2017Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#342024585$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342024585
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 9, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 1, 2017
- Closed
- Mar 1, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7272 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
- Industry
- 485111 Mixed Mode Transit Systems
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 falls off platform and receives multiple injuries
Jun 25, 1998#302017819Jun 25, 1998Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#302017819$07 viol.7 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302017819
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 25, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 11, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7500 - 8700 Blocks Of Wisconsin Avenues, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 II | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Oct 3, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 III | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 E01 | Serious | 2 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Oct 3, 1998 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Oct 13, 1998 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1998 | - | - |
| 03003 | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Oct 13, 1998 | - | - |
| 03004 | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1998 | - | - |
Sep 19, 1997#300692498Sep 19, 1997FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#300692498$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #300692498
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 19, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 1997
- Closed
- Apr 22, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8,200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7500 - 8700 Blocks Of Wisconsin Avenues, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Electric shock - direct contact with energized conductor
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 1997 | - | - |
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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.
4 inspections, 1997 to 2020. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: urban transit systems reported 6.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.2%; NAICS 4851 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source