Establishment profile
GENERAL NUTRITION INC
906 PENN AVE, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Operated by General Nutrition Corporation · 1 of 5 establishments
446191 — Food (Health) Supplement Stores
Summary
GENERAL NUTRITION INC has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 42 years of recorded history.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 9 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, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in 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
Peer comparison
Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 4461 within PA. Peer group: 72,994 employers. This establishment has 0 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.
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 GENERAL NUTRITION INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 685 violations · $877,146 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Contract Act (federal services) | Jan 2017 | 1 | 685 | 645 | $877,146 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $877,146 in backwages · 685 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2016 – Jan 2017 | Food (Health) Supplement Stores | $877,146 | 685 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
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.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefenseGENERAL NUTRITIONcontract · Last action 2014-02-12$27,273
- Department of DefenseMISC, GROCERYcontract · Last action 2016-12-23$11,397
- Department of DefenseSUPPLEMENT NUTRITION ITEMScontract · Last action 2017-04-06$8,536
- Department of DefenseGNC MEGA MEN HEALTHY TESTOSTERONE VITAPAcontract · Last action 2017-09-26$7,287
- Department of DefenseSUPPLEMENT NUTRITION ITEMScontract · Last action 2017-10-20$4,363
- Department of DefenseMISC, GROCERYcontract · Last action 2016-12-27$4,075
- Department of DefenseSUPPLEMENTS - NAVY SHIPS STOREcontract · Last action 2017-10-03$3,841
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 446191 - FOOD (HEALTH) SUPPLEMENT STORES. Last action: 2017-10-20. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-02-23 | Complaint | 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
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 employers in this industry and state
Other employers in food (health) supplement stores within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- Advanced Supps.comHarrisburg — 1 federal enforcement record
- WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL, INC.EAGLEVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- GREEN LIGHT OF PA, LLCHERMITAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by General Nutrition Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GENERAL NUTRITION INCPITTSBURGH, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- General NutritionHermitage, 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
- Food (Health) Supplement StoresAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Food (Health) Supplement in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
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 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does GENERAL NUTRITION INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- GENERAL NUTRITION INC operates in the food (health) supplement stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. GENERAL NUTRITION INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.2 compared to an industry average of 1.1.