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PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS

ONE SCHENLEY PARK, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213
712190Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions
EIN 251492587

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OSHA inspections
2
over 18 years
Violations
21
$2,330 in penalties
Penalties
$2,330
$111 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $2,330 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
21
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$2,330
$111 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $2,330 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$490Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$490Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 E0111$490Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB111$490Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B01 II11$370Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0211Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0411Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0911Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0135 A0111Apr 2008Apr 2008
29 CFR 1910.0141 A0511Apr 2008Apr 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 7121 within PA. Peer group: 24 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $700
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.2
TRIR
1.1
vs industry
−2.9

Reported for 116 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
1
Referral
1

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 PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

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 PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-RC-012631Representation electionApr 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.02x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$31K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of State
$31K
Largest awards
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services
    THE PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL DEVELOP A CLIMATE EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR TOOLS THAT EMPOWER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WILD CENTER AND A TEAM OF ADVISORS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL SELECT TWO COHORTS, EACH COMPRISED OF THREE STAFF FROM FIVE MUSEUMS, TO PARTICIPATE IN A YEAR-LONG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDING A TWO-DAY IN-PERSON RETREAT, MONTHLY VIRTUAL MEETINGS, AND TEAM WORK ON STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO IMPLEMENT IN THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES. HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN CLIMATE ACTION AT PHIPPS AND THE WILD CENTER WILL SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE ABOUT INVOLVING YOUTH IN CLIMATE ACTION BY PARTICIPATING IN THE RETREAT AND COHORT MEETINGS. THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A SUITE OF RESOURCES, A CROSS-SECTOR NETWORK OF MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND INSTITUTIONS ACCELERATING CLIMATE ACTION, AND A REPLICABLE MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BE WIDELY USED, ADAPTED AND SCALED BY MUSEUMS ACROSS THE FIELD.
    assistance · Last action 2026-06-07
    $426,058
  • Department of State
    RENTAL OF SPACE FOR EVENT DURING G20 SUMMIT IN PITTSBURGH, PA.
    contract · Last action 2011-01-31
    $30,712

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 712130 - ZOOS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. Last action: 2011-01-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-04-28Referral0$0
2008-04-08Complaint219$2,330

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS 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.

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Frequently asked

What is PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS's OSHA violation history?
PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $2,330 in total penalties.
How does PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS's safety record compare to its industry?
PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS operates in the nature parks and other similar institutions industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.2.