Construction · Spokane, WA
Northwest Fence Company
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $10,246 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $10,246
- Back wages owed
Northwest Fence Company in Spokane, WA has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 2 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- C Wage & hour compliance: $10K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($10K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
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.
Northwest Fence Company in the Construction enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Northwest Fence Company at rank #6,710 of 12,785 employers ($10,246 owed). Northwest Fence Company carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #6,710 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($10,246).
How Northwest Fence Company Compares
Northwest Fence Company in Spokane, WA has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Guy Brother's Roofing, INC. in Pensacola, FL has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Northwest Fence Company to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Northwest Fence Company owed $10,246 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 2 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Construction
How Northwest Fence Company compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Northwest Fence Company | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
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What to do with this record
Use Northwest Fence Company's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
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- See whether Northwest Fence Company's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Northwest Fence Company also carries $10,246 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
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 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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