COSTCO WHOLESALE
27972 CABOT RD, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677
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Inspection records
May 22, 2023#346720196May 22, 2023Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#346720196$1,7004 viol.4 violations$1,700 in penalties
Inspection #346720196
Dates
- Opened
- May 22, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 8, 2023
- Contested
- Dec 26, 2023
- Final Order
- Aug 18, 2026
- Closed
- Sep 8, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,700
- Site Address
- 27972 Cabot Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Industry
- 452311 Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 A | Other | 1 | 13 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Dec 26, 2023 | Aug 18, 2026 | |
| 01002 | 2340.21 Marking OSHA citation code: 23400021 A02 | Other | 1 | 13 | $1,000 | $0 | Dec 26, 2023 | Aug 18, 2026 | |
| 01003 | 2340.22 Identification of Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400022 B | Other | 1 | 13 | $1,000 | $0 | Dec 26, 2023 | Aug 18, 2026 | |
| 02001 | 4353(G) Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers | Other | 2 | 254 | $22,500 | $700 | Dec 1, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Aug 18, 2026 |
Oct 3, 2012#315530972Oct 3, 2012Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#315530972$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315530972
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 3, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 9, 2012
- Closed
- Oct 9, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 210
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 27972 Cabot Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- 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.
Aug 16, 1991#111977211Aug 16, 1991Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111977211$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111977211
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 1991
- Closed
- Jul 17, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 27972 Cabot Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 80 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A03 | Other | 1 | 80 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 340 Contents and Posting Requirements of CAL/OSHA Notice | Other | 1 | 80 | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3657 Elevating Employees with Lift Trucks OSHA citation code: 3657 A02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 5185 Changing and Charging Storage Batteries OSHA citation code: 5185 G | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 25, 1991 | - | - |
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.
3 inspections, 1991 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.