COSTCO WHOLESALE
2820 INDEPENDENCE DR, LIVERMORE, CA 94551 · NAICS 452112
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jan 30, 2026#348719170Jan 30, 2026OpenUnprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, SafetyOpen#348719170$25,3102 viol.2 violations$25,310 in penalties
Inspection #348719170
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 30, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 14, 2026
- Contested
- Jul 2, 2026
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 276
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,310
- Penalties on Record
- $25,310
- Site Address
- 2800 Independence Dr., Livermore, CA 94551
- Industry
- 452311 Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(4) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Serious | 1 | 50 | $16,875 | $16,875 | Apr 27, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | - |
| 02001 | 3650(T) Industrial Trucks. General | Serious | 2 | 50 | $8,435 | $8,435 | Jul 2, 2026 | - |
Jun 1, 2021#345346191Jun 1, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#345346191$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345346191
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 2021
- Closed
- May 10, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 405
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2800 Independence Drive, Livermore, CA 94551
- Industry
- 452311 Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
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.
Dec 17, 2018#343665667Dec 17, 2018Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#343665667$18,0001 viol.1 violation$18,000 in penalties
Inspection #343665667
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 7, 2019
- Contested
- Mar 19, 2019
- Final Order
- Apr 25, 2022
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 430
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,500
- Penalties on Record
- $18,000
- Site Address
- 2800 Independence Drive, Livermore, CA 94551
- 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.
Worker loses eye after it is struck by baling wire
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3380(F) Personal Protective Devices | Serious | 1 | 1 | $22,500 | $18,000 | Mar 19, 2019 | Apr 25, 2022 |
Dec 16, 2014#340131051Dec 16, 2014Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340131051$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340131051
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 16, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 1, 2015
- Closed
- Jun 1, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 352
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2800 Independence Drive, Livermore, CA 94550
- 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.
Feb 11, 2003#125524272Feb 11, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125524272$3002 viol.2 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #125524272
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 2003
- Closed
- Jun 21, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $300
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 2820 Independence Dr, Livermore, CA 94551
- Industry
- 452112
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 | 1430.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 14300032 A01 | Other | 1 | 85 | $300 | $300 | Mar 7, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1430.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 14300032 B06 | Other | 1 | 85 | $0 | $0 | Mar 7, 2003 | - | - |
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.
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.
5 inspections, 2003 to 2026. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
NAICS 452, 9,449 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.