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UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC is a other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers employer in HOWELL, NJ. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $4,698 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.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC

433 OAK GLEN RD, HOWELL, NJ, 07731

Parent: United Natural Foods (4 locations)

424490 Top companies in Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

EIN: 953934152

123 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$4,698 in penalties
1 hospitalizations

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.2
Industry Avg DART
3.4
Self-Reported DART
8.5
Self-Reported TRIR
8.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$4,698
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
6 years
Last Activity
6yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$4,698 avg per violation$4,698 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$4,698 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+4.3
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+5.1
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

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

Peer Comparison

54%
Above average violations
vs 435 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
74%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC is one of 4 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization United Natural Foods. United Natural Foods is a SEC public reporter (UNFI), with most recent reported revenue of $31.8B and 25,600 employees.

Federal enforcement records on UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of United Natural Foods across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by United Natural Foods

Other employers in Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers within NJ

Industry context

Within the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry in NJ, UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC ranks in the 54th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 435 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 74th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.2 for the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.4. UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC's self-reported DART rate is 8.46, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC's OSHA violation history?
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $4,698 in total penalties.
How does UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC's self-reported DART rate is 8.46 compared to an industry average of 3.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC of HOWELL, NJ from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC resolves to the parent rollup United Natural Foods, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC include 1 hospitalization.

This profile may be incomplete if UNITED NATURAL FOODS INCoperates 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.