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Inspection outcome
Opened: March 18, 2020 · Closed: February 11, 2022
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Health inspection · Complaint · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations8
Serious+2
Initial penalty$7,040
Current penalty$4,480
Accidents0
Duration695d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On March 18, 2020, OSHA opened Wa317958714 - Park Place Motors Ltd’s inspection #344705314 at BELLEVUE, Washington. The case was administratively closed on February 11, 2022, 695 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 8 violations totaling $4,480 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $7,040. Of those, 2 were classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
8violations total
Repeat225%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Other-than-serious675%

An Other-than-serious violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm. Maximum penalty is ~$16,550 per violation. Often involves recordkeeping or procedural lapses.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

8citations issued
$4,480current penalty
↓ $2,560total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeat
Citation #01001
296-800-15030General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$6,600
Current$4,200reduced by $2,400
Repeat
Citation #02001
296-901-14012(6)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$440
Current$280reduced by $160
Other
Citation #03001
296-901-14016(3)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #03002
296-800-16010General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #03003
296-27-02105(1)(B)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #03004
296-800-13020(3)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #03005
296-800-15020General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Other
Citation #03006
296-800-30020General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 344705314 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Complaint — an inspection triggered by a worker complaint.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 344705314 directly: