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BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS is a general line grocery merchant wholesalers employer in CHICAGO, IL. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $23,000 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS

2639 S. DAMEN AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60608

424410 Top companies in General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

EIN: 360771510

92 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
5 violations
$23,000 in penalties
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.2
Industry Avg DART
3.4
Self-Reported DART
2.8
Self-Reported TRIR
3.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$23,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
8 years
Last Activity
4yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Rate
1.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
60% serious$4,600 avg per violation$11,500 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDNLRB$23,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-0.5
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.7
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

84%
Worse than most peers
vs 185 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
95%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
66%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Unfair Labor Practice
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Formal Actions
1
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1448952
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry in IL, BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 185 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 95th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 66th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.2 for the general line grocery merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.4. BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS's self-reported DART rate is 2.75, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS's OSHA violation history?
BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $23,000 in total penalties.
How does BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS's safety record compare to its industry?
BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS's self-reported DART rate is 2.75 compared to an industry average of 3.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS of CHICAGO, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERSoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.