WHATCOM ELECTRIC COMPANY INC
2021 TOLEDO STREET, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
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Inspection records
Dec 17, 2001#115204703Dec 17, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115204703$30010 viol.10 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #115204703
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 16, 2002
- Closed
- Apr 9, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 2021 Toledo Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0620902701 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $100 | $100 | Jan 16, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 0620903102 OSHA citation code: 0620903102 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $100 | $100 | Jan 16, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 0620903501 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $100 | $100 | Jan 16, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 0620742504 OSHA citation code: 0620742504 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 02002 | 8001.7030 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Apr 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 02003 | 8001.7015 | Other | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 2002 | - | - |
| 02004 | 0620711702 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 02005 | 8001.4005 | Other | 1 | 25 | $0 | $0 | May 2, 2002 | - | - |
| 02006 | 8001.3005 | Other | 1 | 25 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 2002 | - | - |
| 02007 | 0620903504 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Apr 2, 2002 | - | - |
Nov 18, 1998#302185632Nov 18, 1998Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#302185632$4501 viol.1 violation$450 in penalties
Inspection #302185632
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 1998
- Closed
- Feb 22, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 32
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- 2021 Toledo Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0241500103 OSHA citation code: 0241500103 B | Serious | 1 | 2 | $450 | $450 | Dec 16, 1998 | - | - |
Nov 18, 1998#115283574Nov 18, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#115283574$4806 viol.6 violations$480 in penalties
Inspection #115283574
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 23, 1998
- Closed
- Feb 22, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 32
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $480
- Penalties on Record
- $480
- Site Address
- 2021 Toledo Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 0620901901 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $480 | $480 | Dec 23, 1998 | - | - |
| 01001B | 0620902701 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001C | 0620903501 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001D | 0620903504 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001E | 0620903105 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 0620541105 | Other | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 1999 | - | - |
Aug 28, 1996#115246811Aug 28, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#115246811$27012 viol.12 violations$270 in penalties
Inspection #115246811
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 28, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 25, 1996
- Contested
- Dec 3, 1996
- Closed
- Jan 21, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 11 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $270
- Site Address
- 2021 Toledo Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Dec 3, 1996. Final orders are recorded through Dec 31, 1996. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0242051103 OSHA citation code: 0242051103 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $300 | $270 | Oct 25, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 01008 | 0241800509 | Other | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | - |
| 02001 | 0620752113 OSHA citation code: 0620752113 A 01 | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jan 1, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02002 | 620.5415 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jan 1, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02003 | 0620540901 OSHA citation code: 0620540901 A | Other | 3 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jan 1, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02004 | 0240750102 OSHA citation code: 0240750102 B | Other | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Jan 1, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02005 | 0240004001 | Other | 2 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jan 1, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02006 | 0240007302 | Other | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Feb 15, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02007 | 241.5003 | Other | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02008 | 0241800509 | Other | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02009 | 0241800304 | Other | 4 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
| 02010 | 0240004501 | Other | 1 | 38 | $0 | $0 | Dec 17, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 |
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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.
4 inspections, 1996 to 2001. 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.