BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC — a administrative services facility located at 333 NO EUCLID WAY, ANAHEIM, CA 92801 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 3 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $80,050.00. The inspection case was opened on 2011-09-28.

Federal investigators determined that one or more violations at this facility were committed willfully — meaning the employer either knowingly failed to comply with OSHA standards or acted with plain indifference to employee safety. Willful violations carry the highest penalty multipliers under the OSH Act.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $80,050.00 is more than 19.3× the national average of $4,155.70 for facilities in the Admin Services sector (NAICS 561320). This sector encompasses 40,441 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $168.1M.

State Context: Within CA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 184,062 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,010.44.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 3 citations spanning 0 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 2 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning March 27, 2012 with the latest abatement deadline set for March 30, 2012. Of the 3 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The per-citation average of $26,683.33 exceeds OSHA's FY2024 statutory maximum of $16,131 for serious violations, indicating the presence of willful or repeat classifications that carry enhanced penalty authority under Section 17 of the OSH Act.

The enforcement profile for Barrett Business Services Inc. reveals a catastrophic failure in industrial hygiene oversight, characterized by the assessment of two high-gravity willful violations under Title 8, Section 5155. The imposition of the maximum statutory penalty of $70,000 for a single instance of airborne contaminant exposure (5155 C) signals