L. M. MCCOWN & SONS
4302 WASHINGTON STREET, W., CHARLESTON, WV 25313
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Aug 29, 1996#300459203Aug 29, 1996Programmed Other (K) · Complete scope, Safety#300459203$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300459203
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 29, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 29, 1996
- Closed
- Aug 29, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4302 Washington Street, W., Charleston, WV 25313
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 30, 1995#116231218Jun 30, 1995Programmed Other (K) · Complete scope, Safety#116231218$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #116231218
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 30, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 7, 1995
- Closed
- Jul 24, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4302 Washington Street, W., Charleston, WV 25313
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 21, 1992#100780329Jul 21, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#100780329$1,8008 viol.8 violations$1,800 in penalties
Inspection #100780329
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 21, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 1992
- Closed
- Jul 2, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 23
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,800
- Site Address
- 4302 Washington Street, W., Charleston, WV 25313
- 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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | Oct 26, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | Oct 1, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 1, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $450 | $450 | Sep 28, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $450 | $450 | Oct 26, 1992 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $450 | $0 | Oct 26, 1992 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 20 | $450 | $0 | Oct 26, 1992 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 20 | $300 | $0 | Oct 26, 1992 | - | - |
Dec 1, 1988#102973096Dec 1, 1988Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#102973096$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102973096
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 1, 1988
- Closed
- Dec 2, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 24
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4302 Washington Street, W., Charleston, WV 25313
- 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 10, 1984#1151513Oct 10, 1984Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#1151513$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #1151513
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 1984
- Closed
- Oct 19, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4302 Washinton St West, Charleston, WV 25313
- 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.
5 inspections, 1984 to 1996. 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.