State enforcement profile · #26 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US
Washington — high violations-per-inspection rate
Washington cites 2.53 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 28,812 violations across 11,410 inspections.
- 5,430
- Employers
- 11,410
- Inspections
- $12.2M
- OSHA penalties
- $40.2M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Washington ranks #26 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 28,812 violations cited across 11,410 inspections and $40.2M in wages recovered for workers.
- #26
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.53
- violations per inspection
- $2K
- avg penalty per employer
- 966
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 8% of the penalty dollars recorded for Washington: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #9 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book WA · Washington ABOVE-US · LOW-PPE
#26/56 · 11,410 insp · $12.2M
- BOOK 5,430 employers
- INSP 11,410 inspections
- RANK #26 of 56
- PEN $12.2M
- RATE 2.53 viol/insp
- VS-US ABOVE-US
- WHD $40.2M
- PHOTO Oregon
Nearest employer-book peer: Oregon ($6.4M penalty gap)
Washington ranks #26 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 28,812 violations cited across 11,410 inspections and $40.2M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →
Washington in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- GA
Georgia
$57,227,186 penalties
- NV
Nevada
$33,508,424 penalties
- TN
Tennessee
$24,610,636 penalties
- WA (this) $12,220,960
Washington
$12,220,960 penalties
- NC $10,686,507
North Carolina
$10,686,507 penalties
- OR $5,783,273
Oregon
$5,783,273 penalties
What this shows Washington carries $12.2M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #26 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Washington ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$2,251 Bottom 9% least affordable more affordable than 9% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions
Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026
Do more violations mean harsher penalties?
Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Washington.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Washington
Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.
| # | Employer | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County Metro Transit Seattle | 2 | 2 | $3.3M |
| 2 | Zillow Seattle | 0 | 0 | $2.5M |
| 3 | Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Seattle | 0 | 0 | $1.5M |
| 4 | Main Chinese Buffet Olympia | 0 | 0 | $1.3M |
| 5 | General Dynamics Land System, Inc. Dupont | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 6 | Continental Floral Greens Shelton | 0 | 0 | $962K |
| 7 | Brothers Landscape Vashon Inc Vashon | 0 | 0 | $711K |
| 8 | Tubro Construction and Carpet Cleaning Auburn | 0 | 0 | $582K |
| 9 | Spa Therapy Bellingham | 0 | 0 | $521K |
| 10 | Azimetry Inc. Redmond | 0 | 0 | $436K |
| 11 | Pacific Glazing Solutions Woodinville | 0 | 0 | $388K |
| 12 | J & E Meza Plastering, Inc. Pasco | 0 | 0 | $381K |
| 13 | Partners Construction INC Seattle | 6 | 28 | $376K |
| 14 | Air Design Heating and Air Conditioning Spokane | 0 | 0 | $332K |
| 15 | Cannon Construction, Inc Milton | 0 | 0 | $327K |
| 16 | AEM Consulting, LLC Richland | 0 | 0 | $311K |
| 17 | People Tech Group Inc. Bellevue | 0 | 0 | $310K |
| 18 | Madison Manor & Edith Posadas, 3(d) Employer Tacoma | 0 | 0 | $290K |
| 19 | Evergreen Drywall LLC Puyallup | 0 | 0 | $286K |
| 20 | Shell Oil Products U.S. Anacortes | 8 | 10 | $273K |
All employers in Washington
Industries in Washington
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Washington.
Top Cities in Washington
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Washington (of 142 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Washington: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.
Similar total OSHA penalties
Nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties ($12.2M here).
Similar violations per inspection
States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.53 here vs 2.26 US average).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →