Establishment profile
COST U LESS
265 CHALAN SAN ANTONIO, TAMUNING, GU, 96911
Operated by Cost U Less · 1 of 5 establishments
EIN 911728200
Summary
COST U LESS has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $1,429 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COST U LESS appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $1,429 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $829 | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | May 2008 | May 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 2008 | May 2008 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4529 within GU. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 57 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for COST U LESS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for COST U LESS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COST U LESS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COST U LESS. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for COST U LESS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COST U LESS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COST U LESS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-06-08 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $829 | |
| 2008-04-14 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $600 | |
| 2004-05-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-09-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COST U LESS is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cost U Less.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cost U Less across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within GU, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ABC STORESDEDEDO — 1 federal enforcement record
- LEED ELECTRIC & PLUMBING SUPPLYBARRIGADA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY HILL COMPANY GUAM LTD.DEDEDO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cost U Less, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COST U LESSTAMUNING, GU — 1 federal enforcement record
- COST U LESSDEDEDO, GU — 1 federal enforcement record
- COST U LESSBARRIGADA, GU — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cost U Less locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 452All employers in this industry
- Employers in GUState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in GUIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COST U LESS from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cost U Less, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is COST U LESS's OSHA violation history?
- COST U LESS has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $1,428.75 in total penalties.