Establishment profile
A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.
560 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN, MA, 02472
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
Summary
A. RUSSO & SONS, INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $24,875 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 149 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
A. RUSSO & SONS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $24,875 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M03 | 1 | 1 | $7,800 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $5,600 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0040 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0033 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 B03 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
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 in NAICS 4451 within MA. Peer group: 149 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 279 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2016
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2016 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $17,900 | |
| 2009-08-19 | Planned | 7 | 4 | $6,975 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on A. RUSSO & SONS, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- A. RUSSO & SONS, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $24,875 in total penalties.
- How does A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- A. RUSSO & SONS, INC. operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. A. RUSSO & SONS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.6 compared to an industry average of 2.7.