Establishment profile
ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.
725 GOLD ST., MANCHESTER, NH, 03103
Operated by Associated Grocers of New England · 1 of 2 establishments
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $5,325 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd 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
ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $5,325 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $938 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 I | 1 | 1 | $938 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $938 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $813 | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $650 | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 N04 | 1 | 1 | $563 | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $488 | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 2000 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2000 | May 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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within NH. Peer group: 23 employers. This establishment has 14 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 33 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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 ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NH — for Associated Grocers of New England, 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 Associated Grocers of New England 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-378500 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-377778 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2025 | — | Open | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-218060 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 | Closed | Region 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 ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND 835 GOLD ST · MANCHESTER, NH, 03103 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-12-22 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-12-12 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,950 | |
| 2000-02-04 | Complaint | 8 | 5 | $3,375 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Associated Grocers of New England.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Associated Grocers of New England across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within NH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.PEMBROKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- US FOODS, INC.SEABROOK — 1 federal enforcement record
- VICTORY TRADING COMPANY INC.GREENLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Associated Grocers of New England, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND INCMANCHESTER, NH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Associated Grocers of New England locationsParent rollup
- General Line Grocery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NHState-wide enforcement data
- General Line Grocery in NHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Associated Grocers of New England, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $5,325 in total penalties.
- How does ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. ASSOCIATED GROCERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.02 compared to an industry average of 3.4.