Establishment profile
B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.
7798 COUNTY ROAD 512, FELLSMERE, FL, 32948
Operated by B&W Quality Growers, LLC · 1 of 5 establishments
424480 — Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 591237359
Summary
B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $7,560 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 219 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $7,560 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,780 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $2,160 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,620 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L06 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4244 within FL. Peer group: 219 employers. This establishment has 4 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 267 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) · Dec 2019
Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2019 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Hip(s) | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 5 violations · $0 in backwages · $2,126 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2A agricultural visa | Apr 2019 – Dec 2022 | 2 | 4 | — | — | $2,126 |
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 3 cases · 5 violations · $0 in backwages · $2,126 in civil penalties
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 – Dec 2022 | Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming | H-2A | 3 | 0 | — | $1,432 |
| Apr 2017 – Apr 2019 | Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming | FLSAH-2A | 2 | 0 | — | $694 |
| Feb 2005 – Feb 2007 | Vegetable and Melon Farming | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for B & W QUALITY GROWERS, 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 B & W QUALITY GROWERS, 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 B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-25 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $7,560 | |
| 1990-01-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization B&W Quality Growers, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of B&W Quality Growers, LLC across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers within FL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PERO FAMILY FARMS FOOD COMPANY, LLCDELRAY BEACH — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRESH POINT SOUTH FLORIDA INC.POMPANO BEACH — 2 federal enforcement records
- FRESHPOINT SOUTH FLORIDA, INCPOMPANO BEACH — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOMATO THYME CORPORATIONWIMAUMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AG-MART PRODUCE, INC.PLANT CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHERN SPECIALTIES, INC.POMPANO BEACH — 1 federal enforcement record
- Southern Corporate Packers, Inc.Immokalee — 1 federal enforcement record
- NEW LIMECO, LLCPRINCETON — 1 federal enforcement record
- PREMIER MELON COMPANYWILDWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- McMelon, Inc.Lake Wales — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by B&W Quality Growers, LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- B & W QUALITY GROWERS INCOVIEDO, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- B & W QUALITY GROWERS INCORPORATEDMARTINSBURG, WV — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All B&W Quality Growers, LLC locationsParent rollup
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in FLState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on B & W QUALITY GROWERS, 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 B&W Quality Growers, LLC, which operates 5 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $7,560 in total penalties.
- How does B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC. operates in the fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. B & W QUALITY GROWERS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.87 compared to an industry average of 3.4.