Establishment profile
BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS
2639 S. DAMEN AVE., CHICAGO, IL, 60608
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 360771510
Summary
BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $23,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 185 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 65th 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
BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
100% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $23,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
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 IL. Peer group: 185 employers. This establishment has 5 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 92 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 BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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)
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. 1 statute · 2 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Mar 2018 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
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. 1 case · 2 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2017 – Mar 2018 | General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers | FMLA | 2 | 1 | — | — |
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 BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS, 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 BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-335831 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2024 | Apr 2025 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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 BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS 2639 S DAMEN AVE. · CHICAGO, IL, 60608 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2025 | 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 BANNER WHOLESALE GROCERS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-26 | Referral | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2022-04-08 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $22,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- DEARBORN WHOLESALE GROCERSCHICAGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- COHEN FOODS, INC.GRANITE CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INCCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- U.S. FOODSERVICEBENSENVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BATTAGLIA DISTRIBUTING CORP., INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHICAGO FOOD CORPORATIONCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- KEHE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC.ROMEOVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, INC.ROCK ISLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- U.S. FOODSERVICE, INC.GLENDALE HGTS. — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BANNER 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- 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.