CITY OF SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
1000 4TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 98101
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Mar 16, 1992#115543720Mar 16, 1992Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#115543720$80020 viol.20 violations$800 in penalties
Inspection #115543720
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 16, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 1992
- Contested
- Sep 3, 1992
- Closed
- Dec 13, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 20
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 9 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,300
- Penalties on Record
- $800
- Site Address
- 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Sep 3, 1992. Final orders are recorded through Jan 26, 1993. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 20 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 0240004503 | Serious | 13 | 500 | $1,350 | $100 | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01001B | 0240004505 OSHA citation code: 0240004505 A | Serious | 13 | 500 | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01001C | 0240004505 OSHA citation code: 0240004505 B | Serious | 13 | 500 | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01001D | 0240004505 OSHA citation code: 0240004505 C | Serious | 13 | 500 | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01001E | 0240004001 | Serious | 13 | 500 | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 1993 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01002A | 0620541105 | Serious | 20 | 6 | $3,000 | $300 | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01002B | 620.5415 | Serious | 20 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Mar 26, 1993 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
| 01002C | 0620541301 | Serious | 20 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1992 | Sep 3, 1992 | Jan 26, 1993 |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 20 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 13, 1991#111405429Aug 13, 1991Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#111405429$2404 viol.4 violations$240 in penalties
Inspection #111405429
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 13, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 7, 1991
- Closed
- Feb 12, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $240
- Penalties on Record
- $240
- Site Address
- 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0249560907 OSHA citation code: 0249560907 A 03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $240 | $240 | Oct 7, 1991 | - | - |
| 02001 | 0620013002 OSHA citation code: 0620013002 A | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 19, 1992 | - | - |
| 02002 | 0620541105 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 21, 1991 | - | - |
| 02003 | 0620771302 OSHA citation code: 0620771302 B | Other | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Dec 21, 1991 | - | - |
May 2, 1991#111457974May 2, 1991Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111457974$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #111457974
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 1991
- Closed
- May 21, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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 | 0249560907 OSHA citation code: 0249560907 A 03A | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 2, 1991 | - | - |
May 2, 1991#111405254May 2, 1991Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#111405254$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111405254
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- May 2, 1991
- Closed
- Jul 1, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0241200701 OSHA citation code: 0241200701 C | Other | 4 | 10 | $0 | $0 | May 2, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 0241200901 | Other | 4 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 0241200302 | Other | 4 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Jun 22, 1991 | - | - |
Jul 3, 1990#111537585Jul 3, 1990Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111537585$1608 viol.8 violations$160 in penalties
Inspection #111537585
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 3, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 3, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 22, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $160
- Penalties on Record
- $160
- Site Address
- 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0242051101 OSHA citation code: 0242051101 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $160 | $160 | Aug 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001 | 0240750101 OSHA citation code: 0240750101 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 1990 | - | - |
| 02002 | 0240780101 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 1990 | - | - |
| 02003 | 0240006502 | Other | 6 | 250 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 02004 | 0241800304 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 02005 | 0241800509 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Aug 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 02006 | 0240004001 OSHA citation code: 0240004001 A 07 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 02007 | 0240006002 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 1990 | - | - |
Mar 9, 1990#111514485Mar 9, 1990Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#111514485$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111514485
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 9, 1990
- Closed
- Nov 1, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0241800509 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 0240002001 OSHA citation code: 0240002001 C | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 1990 | - | - |
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.
6 inspections, 1990 to 1992. 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.