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WESTERN STEEL CASTING CO INC
$20,011
penalties
56
viol.
17
insp.

WESTERN STEEL CASTING CO INC

145 S HORTON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98134

Inspections
17
Feb 1973 to Apr 2001 · 9 safety, 8 health
Violations
56
across 17 inspections
Penalties on record
$20,011
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 19Willful 0Repeat 6Other 31

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Inspection records

Apr 9, 2001Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#303917496$1,9588 viol.

Inspection #303917496

Dates

Opened
Apr 9, 2001
Closing Conference Date
Jun 21, 2001
Contested
Aug 15, 2001
Final Order
Oct 28, 2002
Closed
May 25, 2005

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
27

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
8
Violation Types
2 serious, 4 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$12,790
Penalties on Record
$1,958
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Violations

Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010010620719004Repeat17$1,800$275Nov 19, 2002Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002
01002A0620903102
OSHA citation code: 0620903102 A
Repeat12$9,010$1,379Nov 19, 2002Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002
01002B0620903102
OSHA citation code: 0620903102 B
Repeat13$0$0Nov 19, 2002Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002
020010620541503
OSHA citation code: 0620541503 B
Serious127$900$138Nov 19, 2002Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002
02002620.7109Serious17$900$138Nov 19, 2002Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002

Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Feb 9, 2001Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#304276397$00 viol.

Inspection #304276397

Dates

Opened
Feb 9, 2001
Closing Conference Date
Feb 9, 2001
Closed
Feb 9, 2001

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
30

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Oct 25, 2000Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#304093206$03 viol.

Inspection #304093206

Dates

Opened
Oct 25, 2000
Closing Conference Date
Oct 25, 2000
Closed
Feb 14, 2001

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
33

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010010241800509Other22$0$0Oct 25, 2000--
01002242.3025Other16$0$0Jan 6, 2001--
010030240004501Other11$0$0Jan 6, 2001--
Feb 8, 1999Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Health#302186572$11,62013 viol.

Inspection #302186572

Dates

Opened
Feb 8, 1999
Closing Conference Date
May 17, 1999
Contested
Jul 13, 1999
Final Order
Sep 13, 1999
Closed
May 25, 2005

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
35

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
13
Violation Types
8 serious, 5 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$11,620
Penalties on Record
$11,620
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.

Violations

Violation list (5 of 13 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A620.7515Serious88$2,700$2,700Nov 19, 2002Jul 13, 1999Sep 13, 1999
01001B0620750103
OSHA citation code: 0620750103 A
Serious88$0$0Nov 19, 2002Jul 13, 1999Sep 13, 1999
010020620710702
OSHA citation code: 0620710702 C
Serious66$1,200$1,200Jul 1, 1999Jul 13, 1999Sep 13, 1999
010030620710903Serious88$1,020$1,020May 17, 1999Jul 13, 1999Sep 13, 1999
010040620711502Serious218$1,020$1,020Oct 8, 1999Jul 13, 1999Sep 13, 1999

Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Failure to Abate Penalties6 citations, $3,002 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 6 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

CitationFTA InspectionFTA IssuanceFTA PenaltyFTA ContestFTA Final Order
01001A#303917496Aug 1, 2001$2,066Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002
01001B#303917496Aug 1, 2001-Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002
01003#303917496Aug 1, 2001$402Aug 15, 2001Oct 28, 2002

Showing the 3 FTA rows present in the first 5 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 6 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Jul 18, 1997Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#115290231$00 viol.

Inspection #115290231

Dates

Opened
Jul 18, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Jul 18, 1997
Closed
Jul 18, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
37
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
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.

May 15, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#115251845$4503 viol.

Inspection #115251845

Dates

Opened
May 15, 1997
Closing Conference Date
May 15, 1997
Closed
Jul 21, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
44

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 serious
Initial Penalties
$450
Penalties on Record
$450
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A0241800302Serious14$450$450Jun 18, 1997--
01001B0241800304Serious14$0$0Jun 18, 1997--
01001C0241800509Serious14$0$0Jun 18, 1997--
Apr 10, 1996Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#115353864$00 viol.

Inspection #115353864

Dates

Opened
Apr 10, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Apr 10, 1996
Closed
Apr 10, 1996

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
85

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Dec 8, 1995Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#115452831$02 viol.

Inspection #115452831

Dates

Opened
Dec 8, 1995
Closing Conference Date
Dec 8, 1995
Closed
Jul 22, 1996

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
40

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010010240006003
OSHA citation code: 0240006003 A
Other140$0$0Mar 2, 1996--
010020240004501Other140$0$0Mar 2, 1996--
Nov 30, 1993Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#111285144$901 viol.

Inspection #111285144

Dates

Opened
Nov 30, 1993
Closing Conference Date
Dec 17, 1993
Contested
Feb 3, 1994
Final Order
Mar 10, 1994
Closed
Mar 16, 1995

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
35

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 repeat
Initial Penalties
$90
Penalties on Record
$90
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010010620710901Repeat54$90$90Feb 21, 1994Feb 3, 1994Mar 10, 1994
Jul 20, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#111339594$00 viol.

Inspection #111339594

Dates

Opened
Jul 20, 1993
Closing Conference Date
Jul 20, 1993
Closed
Jul 20, 1993

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
35

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
145 S Horton St, Seattle, WA 98134
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.

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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.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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

06209031023 citations · $4,979
620.54152 citations · $2,440
620.75152 citations · $2,700

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