Workplace Safety Rankings in Washington 2026
Washington has 3,535 OSHA violations across 3,442 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Knife River Corporation (Safety Score: 22/100).
308 Washington employers appear in the federal OSHA enforcement dataset, ranked below by the LakeQuality safety-score composite. The composite weights violation rate vs industry baseline (40%), serious-and-willful violation ratio (25%), repeat-violation share (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%).
Top-of-list employers typically combine clean inspection histories with below-industry-average violation rates. Bottom-of-list employers carry recurring enforcement attention — usually a combination of serious violations, repeat citations, and elevated per-inspection penalties. Each employer below links to a full inspection history with citation details, penalty amounts, and per-inspection narratives.
Top 20 of 308 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knife River Corporation | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (22) |
| 2 | Michels Corporation | 20 | 15 | $523K | F (23) |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 16 | 15 | $520K | F (23) |
| 4 | Del Monte Foods, INC. | 11 | 9 | $355K | F (24) |
| 5 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 16 | 11 | $463K | F (26) |
| 7 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | 11 | 8 | $342K | F (26) |
| 8 | Core & Main LP | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (26) |
| 9 | Kenworth Truck Company | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (26) |
| 10 | Associated Materials LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 11 | Mission Foods | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 12 | Ball Corporation | 11 | 7 | $328K | F (28) |
| 13 | The Lane Construction Corporation | 11 | 6 | $315K | F (28) |
| 14 | Perdue Foods, LLC | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (28) |
| 15 | Jeld-Wen, INC. | 16 | 10 | $450K | F (29) |
| 16 | Weyerhaeuser | 13 | 10 | $372K | F (29) |
| 17 | Mohawk Industries | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
| 18 | Cintas | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (29) |
| 19 | Agco Corporation | 9 | 7 | $182K | F (29) |
| 20 | Hensel Phelps Construction Co | 6 | 4 | $137K | F (29) |
Workplace safety data for Washington is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Knife River Corporation has the worst safety record in Washington with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 6 violations, and $150K in fines.
Washington has 3,535 recorded OSHA violations across 3,442 workplace inspections.
The Safety Score (0-100) evaluates employer safety records based on violation rate vs. industry average (40%), serious/willful violation ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores indicate worse safety records.
Safety Score: violation rate vs. industry avg (40%), serious/willful ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores = worse records.