Establishment profile
C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.
125 N. COMMERCE WAY, BETHLEHEM, PA, 18015
Operated by C&S Wholesale Grocers · 1 of 6 establishments
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 4 years of recorded history, with $10,150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 27th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 191 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
C & S 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
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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $10,150 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 I C | 1 | 1 | $10,150 | Sep 2022 | Sep 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
Below average violations in NAICS 4244 within PA. Peer group: 191 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.
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 656 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) · Mar 2022
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2022 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Foot (feet), unspecified | Amputation |
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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for C&S 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 C&S 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-261357 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2020 | Aug 2020 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-261355 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2020 | Aug 2020 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-261308 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2020 | Aug 2020 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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 C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-28 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of C&S Wholesale Grocers across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GIANT EAGLE INC.PITTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.BETHLEHEM — 2 federal enforcement records
- FEESER'S INC.HARRISBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- REINHART FOODSERVICE, LLC.COAL TOWNSHIP — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUPERVALU INC.NEW STANTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAVIS BEVERAGE GROUP, INC.HARRISBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- HONOR FOODS, INC.PHILADELPHIA — 2 federal enforcement records
- United Natural Foods, Inc.EPHRATA — 1 federal enforcement record
- DUTCH VALLEY FOOD DEVELOPMENT, INC. - NEW HOLLAND BRANCHNEW HOLLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Natural Foods, Inc.MANCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by C&S Wholesale Grocers, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- C&S Wholesale GrocersBETHLEHEM, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.BETHLEHEM, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.YORK, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INCORPORATEDHARRISBURG, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERSDUNMORE, PA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All C&S Wholesale Grocers locationsParent rollup
- General Line Grocery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- General Line Grocery in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on C & S 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 C&S Wholesale Grocers, which operates 6 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 C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $10,150 in total penalties.
- How does C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. C & S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.32 compared to an industry average of 3.4.