COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
4000 142ND AVE E, Sumner, WA 98390 · NAICS 452910
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Inspection records
Nov 3, 2023#347099517Nov 3, 2023Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#347099517$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347099517
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 3, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 3, 2023
- Closed
- Nov 3, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 425
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4000 B 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 6, 2022#346377591Dec 6, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346377591$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346377591
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 6, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 2023
- Closed
- Feb 25, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 425
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4000 A 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Jul 25, 2022#346101124Jul 25, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346101124$2,1002 viol.2 violations$2,100 in penalties
Inspection #346101124
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 25, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 28, 2022
- Contested
- May 31, 2023
- Final Order
- Apr 19, 2024
- Closed
- Apr 26, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 151
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,200
- Penalties on Record
- $2,100
- Site Address
- 4000 A 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 296-67-013(3)(B) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $2,100 | $2,100 | Jun 1, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 01002 | 296-67-037(4)(A) | Other | 4 | 2 | $2,100 | $0 | Jun 1, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Apr 19, 2024 |
Oct 3, 2019#344373543Oct 3, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344373543$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344373543
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 11, 2019
- Closed
- Oct 11, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4000b 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
May 17, 2016#341486975May 17, 2016Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#341486975$5001 viol.1 violation$500 in penalties
Inspection #341486975
Dates
- Opened
- May 17, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 2016
- Contested
- Dec 20, 2016
- Final Order
- Nov 7, 2017
- Closed
- May 17, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 121
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,100
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 4000a 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 296-67-053 | Other | 1 | 3 | $2,100 | $500 | Mar 3, 2017 | Dec 20, 2016 | Nov 7, 2017 |
Jan 14, 2016#341182731Jan 14, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341182731$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341182731
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 14, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 10, 2016
- Closed
- Feb 10, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 323
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4000 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Jun 15, 2006#310105853Jun 15, 2006FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#310105853$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310105853
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 15, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 17, 2006
- Closed
- Aug 17, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4000 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies of heart attack at warehouse
Aug 3, 2004#307863100Aug 3, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#307863100$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307863100
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 3, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 3, 2004
- Closed
- Nov 3, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 106
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4000 142nd Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390
- Industry
- 452910
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
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
8 inspections, 2004 to 2023. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
NAICS 452, 8,768 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.