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Inspection outcome
Opened: February 7, 2025 · Closed: October 10, 2025
Major citations

OSHA issued serious-tier citations with significant penalties.

Safety inspection · Unprogrammed Other · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations3
Serious+3
Initial penalty$42,280
Current penalty$29,680
Accidents0
Duration245d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On February 7, 2025, OSHA opened Wa317984480 - Hayden Homes Llc’s inspection #348030941 at MOSES LAKE, Washington — an establishment in the new single-family housing construction industry. The case was administratively closed on October 10, 2025, 245 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 3 violations totaling $29,680 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $42,280. Of those, 3 were classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
3violations total
Willful267%

A Willful violation is one OSHA determined the employer committed with intentional disregard for, or plain indifference to, the OSH Act. It carries the highest civil penalty — up to ~$165,000 per violation. Willful violations are rare and signal the most serious workplace safety failures.

Repeat133%

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
$29,680current penalty
↓ $12,600total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Willful
Citation #01001A
296-880-20005(6)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$42,000
Current$29,400reduced by $12,600
Willful
Citation #01001B
296-880-10020(1)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$0
Current$0
Repeat
Citation #02001
296-27-01101(1)General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$280
Current$280

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 348030941 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 Unprogrammed Other — 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 348030941 directly: