BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CO

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CO — a industry sector 00 facility located at 303 W CASINO RD, EVERETT, WA 98203 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 14 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $57,700.00. The inspection case was opened on 1992-03-09.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

State Context: Within WA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 126,183 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,683.96.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 14 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 12 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 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 September 18, 1992 with the latest abatement deadline set for December 20, 1992. Of the 14 total citations, 9 (64%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $57,700.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $4,121.43 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1992 enforcement action at Boeing’s Everett facility underscored a significant breakdown in institutional safety controls, characterized by a high volume of serious violations that carried a total penalty of $57,700—a substantial figure for the era. The citation pattern revealed a concentration of "Serious" infractions primarily within specific technical standards, particularly the repeated citations under standard 0621452502. This clustering of