Establishment profile
GENERAL NUTRITION INC
3125 PREBLE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15233
Operated by General Nutrition Corporation · 1 of 5 establishments
Summary
GENERAL NUTRITION INC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $565 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,992 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GENERAL NUTRITION INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 72,992 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 105 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.
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 GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for General Nutrition Corporation, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other General Nutrition Corporation locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The product contains iron, but does not have child-resistant packaging as required by federal law. If ingested by a child, these vitamins could cause serious injury or death.. Most recent recall: 2011-06-30. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-02-14 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $480 | |
| 1978-01-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-07-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-01-30 | Planned | 5 | — | $85 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GENERAL NUTRITION INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Nutrition Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Nutrition Corporation across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by General Nutrition Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- General NutritionHermitage, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL NUTRITION INCPittsburgh, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENERAL NUTRITION CORPORATIONPHOENIX, AZ — 1 federal enforcement record
- General Nutrition CorporationLuke AFB, AZ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All General Nutrition Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL NUTRITION INC 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 General Nutrition Corporation, 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.
Frequently asked
- What is GENERAL NUTRITION INC's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL NUTRITION INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $565 in total penalties.