Establishment profile
WATSON STANDARD CO
GRAND AVE & NEVILLE RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15225
Operated by Watson Standard Company · 1 of 8 establishments
EIN 250867620
Summary
WATSON STANDARD CO has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $1,920 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,988 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 43 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WATSON STANDARD CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $1,920 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 B01 | 2 | 2 | $540 | Aug 1978 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $80 | Aug 1978 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 2 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $240 | Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A07 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | $70 | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $60 | Aug 1978 | Aug 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1983 | Aug 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 N01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 N03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B07 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,988 employers. This establishment has 30 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 35 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 WATSON STANDARD CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 43+ years. Most recent activity: 43 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 WATSON STANDARD CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WATSON STANDARD CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for Watson Standard Company, 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 Watson Standard Company 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 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-166090 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Closed | Region 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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for WATSON STANDARD CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WATSON STANDARD CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-07-28 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $330 | |
| 1982-03-30 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $450 | |
| 1978-09-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-08-07 | Complaint | 13 | 4 | $1,140 | |
| 1978-08-07 | Complaint | 10 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WATSON STANDARD CO is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Watson Standard Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Watson Standard Company across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Watson Standard Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WATSON STANDARD COCheswick, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- WATSON STANDARDPITTSBURGH, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- WATSON STANDARD COCheswick, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Watson Standard Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WATSON STANDARD CO from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Watson Standard Company, which operates 8 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 WATSON STANDARD CO's OSHA violation history?
- WATSON STANDARD CO has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $1,920 in total penalties.