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ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.

390 N.E. 36TH ST., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73105
Operated by Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc · 1 of 11 establishments
424410General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
14
over 30 years
Violations
29
$33,290 in penalties
Penalties
$33,290
$1,148 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 30 years of recorded history, with $33,290 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 43 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
14
0.5 / yr · last 30 yrs
Violations
29
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$33,290
$1,148 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 14
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 14

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 21 citations in this view · $33,290 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0176 B22$2,265Jun 2002Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0111$4,500Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0038 A03 I11$4,500Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$3,375Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$3,375Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0038 C0111$3,000Aug 2006Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,785Mar 2004Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$1,500Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411$1,000Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0304 E01 IV11$1,000Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$1,000Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,000Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$1,000Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$975Feb 1999Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11$765Mar 2004Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0165 D0211$750Aug 2006Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$750Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211$750Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0038 C0211Aug 2006Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0038 E11Aug 2006Aug 2006

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within OK. Peer group: 43 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,950
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.0
vs industry
−2.4
TRIR
1.0
vs industry
−3.2

Reported for 379 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.0
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

Planned
5
Complaint
5
Referral
3
Follow-up
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 ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
5

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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-161096Unfair labor practiceOct 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-025168Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022749Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Jun 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022727Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Jun 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022705Unfair labor practiceApr 2004Jun 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, 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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS
220 NE 36TH ST · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73105
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.
390 N. E. 36TH STREET · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73105
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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, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2007-10-11Complaint0$0
2006-07-11Referral4$3,750
2005-08-04Programmed Other0$0
2004-01-22Complaint33$3,315
2002-12-17Planned0$0
2002-12-17Planned0$0
2002-05-23Complaint6$4,000
1999-11-04Planned97$5,500
1999-10-28Planned0$0
1998-09-02Complaint11$975
1996-10-11Follow-up0$0
1996-08-15Referral2$0
1996-07-03Referral44$15,750
1995-08-18Complaint0$0

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, INC. 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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, 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 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, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $33,290 in total penalties.
How does ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.04 compared to an industry average of 3.4.