COST BROTHERS INC
WEST PENN HOSPITAL SERVICE BLD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15697
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Inspection records
Nov 21, 1985#17604638Nov 21, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#17604638$801 viol.1 violation$80 in penalties
Inspection #17604638
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 22, 1985
- Closed
- Mar 17, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $80
- Penalties on Record
- $80
- Site Address
- 435 6th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 D10 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $80 | $80 | Dec 13, 1985 | - | - |
Aug 16, 1984#886382Aug 16, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#886382$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #886382
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 1984
- Closed
- Sep 24, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $160
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Old Duquesne Light Co Building 435 6th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $160 | $0 | Sep 4, 1984 | - | - |
Aug 24, 1983#12813077Aug 24, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12813077$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12813077
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 24, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 1983
- Closed
- Sep 7, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Station Sq, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jan 17, 1983#12822912Jan 17, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12822912$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12822912
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 1983
- Closed
- Mar 11, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ppg Bldg Complex Mkt St & 4th, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Oct 15, 1980#12981759Oct 15, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12981759$2002 viol.2 violations$200 in penalties
Inspection #12981759
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 17
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $200
- Penalties on Record
- $200
- Site Address
- Shearton Motor Hotel Station S, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 1 | - | $100 | $100 | Nov 10, 1980 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 H13 | Serious | 2 | - | $100 | $100 | Nov 10, 1980 | - | - |
Jun 4, 1980#12981122Jun 4, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12981122$9001 viol.1 violation$900 in penalties
Inspection #12981122
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 4, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 5, 1980
- Contested
- Jul 15, 1980
- Closed
- May 13, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 23
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $900
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- Penn Center Number 7, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 8 | - | $900 | $900 | Jun 30, 1980 | Jul 15, 1980 | - |
May 9, 1980#12980942May 9, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12980942$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12980942
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- May 9, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Pittsburgh National Bank Build, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Apr 7, 1980#12980728Apr 7, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12980728$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12980728
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 7, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 7, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Mar 20, 1980#12980520Mar 20, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12980520$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12980520
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 20, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- West Penn Hospital Job, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jan 25, 1980#12980371Jan 25, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#12980371$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #12980371
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 25, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- West Penn Hospital Parking Gar, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
26 inspections, 1972 to 1985. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.