Utilities · Seattle, WA
Seattle City Light
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Seattle City Light has a relatively clean safety record: 2 violations across 4 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 2
- Violations cited
- 4
- OSHA inspections
- $8,421
- Back wages owed
Seattle City Light in Seattle, WA has been the subject of 4 OSHA workplace inspections and 2 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $8,421 in back wages owed to 19 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Seattle City Light 4 times over 4 years, roughly annually. These inspections resulted in 2 violations, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. Against the Utilities industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately above peers (1.5x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $8,421 in back wages owed to 19 affected workers. For comparison, City of Petal (Water & Sewer Dept.) in Petal, MS is another utilities employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.5
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $8,421
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 2 violations across 4 OSHA inspections (0.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $8K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($4K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Utilities employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Seattle City Light.
Seattle City Light in the Utilities enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Seattle City Light at rank #143 of 236 employers ($8,421 owed). Seattle City Light carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #143 of 236 Utilities employers on WHD back wages ($8,421).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $8,421 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Seattle City Light Compares
Seattle City Light's 0.50 violations per inspection compares to the Utilities sector average of 6.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Seattle City Light to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
4
First Inspection
2010-03-08
Last Inspection
2014-02-06
Inspection Span
4 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,104
What this shows 4 inspections over 4 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Utilities average of $2,104.
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.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Seattle City Light owed $8,421 in back wages to 19 employees across 2 cases and 20 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: Utilities
How Seattle City Light compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Seattle City Light | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 4 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 2 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
Nationwide Utilities peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Seattle City Light, 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 (4 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Utilities
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What to do with this record
Use Seattle City Light's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Seattle City Light against Dublin San Ramon Services District, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Seattle City Light's inspection and penalty record is typical for Utilities or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Utilities sector
- Seattle City Light also carries $8,421 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 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
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.