Manufacturing · Airway Heights, WA
Garco Building Systems
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Garco Building Systems has a relatively clean safety record: 2 violations across 6 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 2
- Violations cited
- 6
- OSHA inspections
Garco Building Systems in Airway Heights, WA has been the subject of 6 OSHA workplace inspections and 2 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Garco Building Systems 6 times over 3 years - more than twice a year on average. These inspections resulted in 2 violations, averaging 0.3 per inspection, on the lighter side. Against the Manufacturing industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (2.3x the sector average) on inspection frequency. For comparison, F & F Foods, INC. in Chicago, IL is another manufacturing employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.3
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 2 violations across 6 OSHA inspections (0.3 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Manufacturing employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Garco Building Systems.
How Garco Building Systems Compares
Garco Building Systems's 0.33 violations per inspection compares to the Manufacturing sector average of 8.0 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Garco Building Systems to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
6
First Inspection
2011-08-23
Last Inspection
2014-05-19
Inspection Span
3 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.3
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$6,093
What this shows 6 inspections over 3 years, averaging 0.3 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Manufacturing average of $6,093.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
0
Serious
0.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
2
Other-Than-Serious
100.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Industry Safety Context: Manufacturing
How Garco Building Systems compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Garco Building Systems | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 6 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 2 | 8.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $15,763 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $6,093 |
Nationwide Manufacturing peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Garco Building Systems, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (6 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
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Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data Sources & Methodology ▼
Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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