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Inspection outcome
Opened: December 18, 2024 · Status: Open
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Safety inspection · Programmed Related · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations3
Serious+3
Initial penalty$6,000
Current penalty$6,000
Accidents0
Duration
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On December 18, 2024, OSHA opened Wa317983908 - Gch Puget Sound Inc’s inspection #347960189 at BREMERTON, Washington — an establishment in the new single-family housing construction industry. The case remains open or the close date has not yet been published.

OSHA cited the employer for 3 violations totaling $6,000 in current penalties. Of those, 3 were classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
3violations total
Repeat3100%

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.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

3citations issued
$6,000current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeat
Citation #01001A
296-880-30005(1)(A)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$6,000
Current$6,000
Repeat
Citation #01001B
296-880-10020(1)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Repeat
Citation #01001C
296-876-40030(1)General 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 347960189 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 Programmed Related — See our glossary for the full list of inspection trigger types.

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 347960189 directly: