WHATCOM BUILDERS INC
4113 HARRISON RD, Bellingham, WA 98226
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Inspection records
Oct 12, 2007#311378111Oct 12, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#311378111$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311378111
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 12, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2007
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Mckenzie Ave And 12th Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Industry
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge 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.
Aug 17, 2005#309239168Aug 17, 2005Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#309239168$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #309239168
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 17, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 17, 2005
- Closed
- Sep 28, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2806 Douglas Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
- Industry
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge 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 | 1550030508 OSHA citation code: 1550030508 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 17, 2005 | - | - |
Sep 23, 2002#305685760Sep 23, 2002Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#305685760$3,6003 viol.3 violations$3,600 in penalties
Inspection #305685760
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 23, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 23, 2002
- Closed
- Nov 27, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 19
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,600
- Penalties on Record
- $3,600
- Site Address
- Girard & Broadway, Bellingham, WA 98225
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550030504 OSHA citation code: 1550030504 A | Serious | 4 | 4 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1550030509 OSHA citation code: 1550030509 A | Serious | 8 | 4 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1550030509 OSHA citation code: 1550030509 A | Serious | 8 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2002 | - | - |
Aug 16, 1991#111384814Aug 16, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111384814$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111384814
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 16, 1991
- Closed
- Sep 25, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Grant St, Bellingham, WA 98225
- 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 | 1550020501 OSHA citation code: 1550020501 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1550020006 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1991 | - | - |
Oct 10, 1990#111453189Oct 10, 1990Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#111453189$8006 viol.6 violations$800 in penalties
Inspection #111453189
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 1990
- Contested
- Nov 13, 1990
- Final Order
- Mar 1, 1991
- Closed
- Jun 26, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $800
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- Site Address
- 4113 Harrison Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1550065505 | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $800 | $800 | Oct 10, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Mar 1, 1991 |
| 02001 | 1550065513 OSHA citation code: 1550065513 A | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Mar 1, 1991 |
| 03001 | 1550065536 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Mar 1, 1991 |
| 03002 | 1550027001 OSHA citation code: 1550027001 C | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Mar 1, 1991 |
| 03003 | 1550027007 OSHA citation code: 1550027007 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Mar 1, 1991 |
| 03004 | 1550027007 OSHA citation code: 1550027007 J | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | Mar 1, 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.
5 inspections, 1990 to 2007. 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: highway, street, and bridge construction reported 2.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.2%; NAICS 2373 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source