safety violations

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state regulators have approved a new settlement agreement with a Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash last year, increasing the penalty to $308,000 after saying a previous amount was inadequate. The Utilities and Transportation Commission approved the settlement Tuesday, contingent on agreement from Ride the Ducks of Seattle...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Grant County Public Utility District #2 has been fined $35,000 for safety violations following an explosion at its Priest Rapids Dam near the town of Beverly last October. Six workers were hospitalized with serious electrical burns...

SEATTLE (AP) — Records show injuries suffered by workers on Seattle's downtown tunnel project last year resulted in about $700,000 in workers' compensation claims. The contractor was cited and fined twice in 2015 for safety violations. ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly September crash has admitted to 463 safety violations and has agreed to pay $222,000 in penalties to settle a Washington state complaint. Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission staff found 159 of Ride the Ducks' motor safety violations were acute or critical to protecting public safety. The...