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BROWN DISTRIBUTING is a refrigerated warehousing and storage employer in RICHMOND, VA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $1,575 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

BROWN DISTRIBUTING

7986 VILLA PARK DRIVE, RICHMOND, VA, 23228

Parent: Brown Distributing Company, LLC (1 locations)

493120 Top companies in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

EIN: 540568406

218 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
2 violations
$1,575 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.4
Industry Avg DART
2.9
Self-Reported DART
3.0
Self-Reported TRIR
3.9
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
2
Total Penalties
$1,575
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
12 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
50% serious$788 avg per violation$1,575 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$1,575 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+0.5
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.1
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

60%
Above average violations
vs 393 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
67%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
814869
Operation Type
C
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage within VA

Industry context

Within the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry in VA, BROWN DISTRIBUTING ranks in the 60th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 393 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 67th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.4 for the refrigerated warehousing and storage sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.9. BROWN DISTRIBUTING's self-reported DART rate is 3.03, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BROWN DISTRIBUTING's OSHA violation history?
BROWN DISTRIBUTING has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $1,575 in total penalties.
How does BROWN DISTRIBUTING's safety record compare to its industry?
BROWN DISTRIBUTING operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. BROWN DISTRIBUTING's self-reported DART rate is 3.03 compared to an industry average of 2.9.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BROWN DISTRIBUTING of RICHMOND, VA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. BROWN DISTRIBUTING resolves to the parent rollup Brown Distributing Company, LLC.

This profile may be incomplete if BROWN DISTRIBUTINGoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.