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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC

8020 TRAINSIT ROAD, AMHERST, NY, 14221
Operated by Chipotle Mexican Grill · 1 of 140 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 13 years
Violations
1
$2,678 in penalties
Penalties
$2,678
$2,678 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 13 years of recorded history, with $2,678 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 99 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$2,678
$2,678 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 1

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 · $2,678 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$2,678Nov 2012Nov 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

35th

Below average violations in NAICS 7222 within NY. Peer group: 99 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $900
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Referral
1

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 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NY — for Chipotle Mexican Grill, not this location alone

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
14

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 Chipotle Mexican Grill 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.). 14 cases · 14 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
02-CA-307562Unfair labor practiceNov 2022Dec 2022ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-305354Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Nov 2022ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-303834Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Jul 2024ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-298031Unfair labor practiceJun 2022May 2023ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-297912Unfair labor practiceJun 2022May 2023ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-297015Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-296931Unfair labor practiceJun 2022May 2023ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-296837Unfair labor practiceJun 2022May 2023ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-296832Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Aug 2023ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-296782Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Apr 2023ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
29-CA-296746Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Dec 2022ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-294872Unfair labor practiceApr 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
29-CA-294862Unfair labor practiceApr 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 29, Brooklyn, New York
02-CA-246229Unfair labor practiceJul 2019Oct 2020ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York

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 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$25.0M
Disposition
DP
Crime type
Food

First case: 2020-04-21. Most recent: 2020-04-21. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · $25,000,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. · CMG
Apr 2020DPFoodCalifornia - Central,USDOJ - Civil Division - Consumer Protection Branch$25,000,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-10-04Referral11$2,678

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC is one of 140 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Chipotle Mexican Grill across all 140 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill, which operates 140 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 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC's OSHA violation history?
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $2,677.5 in total penalties.