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AMERICOLD LOGISTICS

ROWE SQUARE, GLOUCESTER, MA, 01931
Operated by AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST · 1 of 209 establishments
493120Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
EIN 223631006

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OSHA inspections
7
over 26 years
Violations
33
$28,773 in penalties
Penalties
$28,773
$872 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

AMERICOLD LOGISTICS has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $28,773 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 246 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

AMERICOLD LOGISTICS 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

Inspections
7
0.3 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
33
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$28,773
$872 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 7

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 28 citations in this view · $25,300 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0633$1,913Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q08 I33Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB22$2,125Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 I22$1,700Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$638Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 G0322Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0111$2,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$2,000Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11$1,750Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$1,750Jul 2007Jul 2007
5A000111$1,375Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$1,375Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 IV11$1,250Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411$1,250Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,100Feb 2000Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0111$1,063Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311$1,063Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 II11$1,063Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II11$1,063Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$825Feb 2000Feb 2000

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 4931 within MA. Peer group: 246 employers. This establishment has 33 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $1,525
Inspection frequency
99th
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
−2.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.4

Reported for 53 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
6
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 AMERICOLD LOGISTICS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 AMERICOLD LOGISTICS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICOLD LOGISTICS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
5
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 AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST 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.). 6 cases · 5 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-291517Unfair labor practiceMar 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-282434Unfair labor practiceSep 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-222670Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-152883Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-113951Representation electionSep 2013Nov 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-044910Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

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 AMERICOLD LOGISTICS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICOLD LOGISTICS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$106.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$106.3M
Awards (all-time)
15

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-02-07Complaint99$5,525
2007-02-01Complaint44$1,785
2007-02-01Complaint33$4,313
2007-01-29Referral66$3,400
2007-01-17Complaint55$6,250
2006-11-20Complaint11$2,000
2000-01-12Complaint55$5,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AMERICOLD LOGISTICS is one of 209 establishments rolled up under the parent organization AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST across all 209 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICOLD LOGISTICS 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 AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, which operates 209 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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Frequently asked

What is AMERICOLD LOGISTICS's OSHA violation history?
AMERICOLD LOGISTICS has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $28,772.5 in total penalties.
How does AMERICOLD LOGISTICS's safety record compare to its industry?
AMERICOLD LOGISTICS operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. AMERICOLD LOGISTICS's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.9.