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Inspection #111514352

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of JAMES HARDIE GYPSUM (WA) INC at 5931 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134 on May 22, 1990. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jan 24, 1994.

OSHA documented 25 violations (4 serious, 21 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $620. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

This employer has 6 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number
111514352
Type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete
Opened
May 22, 1990
Closed
Jan 24, 1994
Contested
Jul 10, 1990
Final Order
Feb 12, 1991
Total Violations
25
Penalties on Record
$620
Initial Penalties
$620
Related Activity
1 complaint
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.

Establishment

Address
5931 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98134
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer6 on record

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record
Closed

Inspection closed Jan 24, 1994.

Citations on Record
25

4 serious, 21 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$620

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties
$620

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 10, 1990. Final orders are recorded through Feb 12, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

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.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010010242051101
OSHA citation code: 0242051101 A
Serious$180$180Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
010020242051303Serious$160$160Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
01003242.1515Serious$140$140Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
010041550022501
OSHA citation code: 1550022501 B
Serious$140$140Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020010247800901
OSHA citation code: 0247800901 J
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020020249560706
OSHA citation code: 0249560706 D
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020030240007302Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020040241350102Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020050241500101Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020060241800509Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020070242050702
OSHA citation code: 0242050702 A
Other$0$0May 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020080242051701Other$0$0Jul 2, 1990Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020090242052701
OSHA citation code: 0242052701 A
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020100242302301Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020110242351504Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
02012240.550Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020130245920501Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020140247500308
OSHA citation code: 0247500308 A
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020150247500701Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020160247800902
OSHA citation code: 0247800902 V
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020170248101301Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020180249560507
OSHA citation code: 0249560507 B 01
Other$0$0Jul 2, 1990Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020190249560901
OSHA citation code: 0249560901 B 03F
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
02020242.3025Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991
020210240007304
OSHA citation code: 0240007304 B
Other$0$0Feb 15, 1991Jul 10, 1990Feb 12, 1991

Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $3,100 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citationsissued 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
02005#111248183Aug 14, 1991$1,600--
02008#111248183Aug 14, 1991$1,500--

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.

Data Source and Methodology

Data synced daily

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