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BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.

1300 HARTFORD AVENUE, JOHNSTON, RI, 02919
Operated by BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc · 1 of 102 establishments

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OSHA inspections
3
over 37 years
Violations
12
$4,873 in penalties
Penalties
$4,873
$406 avg

Summary

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $4,873 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10,552 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
12
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$4,873
$406 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $4,873 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III22$1,993Apr 1994Feb 2002
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$900Feb 2002Feb 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$750Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$750Apr 1994Apr 1994
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$180Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0036 B0111$180Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$120Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 1904.0005 A11Mar 1989Mar 1989

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4529 within RI. Peer group: 10,552 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $25
Inspection frequency
91st
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
4.6
vs industry
+2.1
TRIR
9.1
vs industry
+4.7

Reported for 65 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
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.1
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

Complaint
2
Referral
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) · Dec 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to slipping

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
Dec 23, 2017Fall on same level due to slippingAnkle(s)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
24 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, 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 BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, 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 BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB #208
200 STONE HILL DR · JOHNSTON, RI, 02919
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The flashlights can heat up, smoke or melt when turned on, posing fire and burn hazards.. Most recent recall: 2012-01-26. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
BJ's Recalls LED Flashlight Sets Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
#12714
Jan 2012The flashlights can heat up, smoke or melt when turned on, posing fire and burn hazards.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2001-12-21Complaint22$1,580
1994-04-11Referral33$2,813
1989-02-13Complaint74$480

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. is one of 102 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc across all 102 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, 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 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc, which operates 102 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 BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $4,872.5 in total penalties.