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Inspection outcome
Opened: July 16, 2025 · Status: Open
Major citations

OSHA issued serious-tier citations with significant penalties.

Safety inspection · Planned (Programmed) · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations3
Serious+3
Initial penalty$27,780
Current penalty$27,780
Accidents0
Duration
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On July 16, 2025, OSHA opened Wa317986908 - Tri Cities Gutters Llc’s inspection #348377243 at KENNEWICK, Washington — an establishment in the siding contractors industry. The case remains open or the close date has not yet been published.

OSHA cited the employer for 3 violations totaling $27,780 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
$27,780current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeat
Citation #01001
296-880-20005(7)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$18,360
Current$18,360
Repeat
Citation #01002
296-880-10020(1)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$9,180
Current$9,180
Repeat
Citation #02001
296-155-110(5)(A)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$240
Current$240

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 348377243 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 Planned (Programmed) — a programmed (planned) inspection, typically targeting high-hazard industries.

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 348377243 directly: