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ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS

8690 TULANE RD, SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671
Operated by Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc · 1 of 11 establishments
424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
6
over 17 years
Violations
12
$7,775 in penalties
Penalties
$7,775
$648 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $7,775 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 29 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.4 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
12
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$7,775
$648 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $7,775 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$2,250Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II11$1,125Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$1,000Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0106 E07 IA11$1,000Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0119 G0211$800Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11$800Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$800Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Jun 2012Jun 2012
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411Jun 2012Jun 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 K0511Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II11Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV11Feb 2009Feb 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

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within MS. Peer group: 29 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
2
Complaint
3
Follow-up
1

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) · Jul 2016 – Oct 2022 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 31, 2022Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Multiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Dec 23, 2020Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadwayFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 6, 2020Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.Elbow(s)Hospitalized
Sep 28, 2019Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episodeHip(s)Hospitalized
Jun 30, 2017Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecifiedAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Jul 12, 2016Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
26-CA-023511Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana

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 WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
7
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.
2929 STATELINE ROAD · SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671
Water
QNCR 2
70Oct 2024View →
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC
8690 TULANE · SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671
RCRANo Violation Identified00Aug 2007View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-07-13Complaint0$0
2015-05-06Complaint0$0
2013-01-22Complaint1$2,250
2012-08-22Follow-up0$0
2012-04-11Planned2$0
2008-10-15Planned95$5,525

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS 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 Wholesale Grocers, Inc, which operates 11 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 ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS's OSHA violation history?
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $7,775 in total penalties.
How does ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS's safety record compare to its industry?
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.