EASTWOOD ENTERPRISES INC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, EASTWOOD ENTERPRISES INC — a remediation services facility located at 5105 SOLBERG DR SW, LAKEWOOD, WA 98499 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 29 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $106,400.00. The inspection case was opened on 2004-11-30.

This facility represents one of the most severe enforcement actions in the OSHA SVEP database. Willful violations combined with penalties exceeding $100,000 indicate a pattern of deliberate non-compliance that poses an imminent danger to workers.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers — 4% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 5.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $106,400.00 is more than 25.6× the national average of $4,155.70 for facilities in the Admin Services sector (NAICS 562910). This sector encompasses 40,441 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $168.1M.

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 29 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 13 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. 2 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 24, 2005 with the latest abatement deadline set for March 25, 2005. Of the 29 total citations, 15 (52%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $106,400.00 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 $3,668.97 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Eastwood Enterprises Inc. reveals a catastrophic failure in fundamental health and safety management, characterized by a prolific density of Willful violations that are rare in the remediation industry. The presence of multiple Willful citations under the asbestos standard—specifically targeting air monitoring, respiratory protection, and engineering controls—demonstrates that the employer acted with intentional disregard for known hazards or plain indifference to worker safety. For the workforce, these failures meant a direct, unmitigated exposure to friable asbestos fibers, significantly increasing the long-term risk of debilitating respiratory diseases. The $106,400 penalty, which far exceeds industry averages for remediation services, reflects the high gravity of the non-compliance and the systemic nature of the breakdown. Rather than isolated incidents, the overlapping failures in training, disposal protocols, and exposure assessments suggest a business model that prioritized operational speed over statutory health mandates. Legally, the Willful designations indicate that the facility