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COCA COLA BOTTLING CO

1334 S CENTRAL AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90014
Operated by Coca-Cola Co · 1 of 895 establishments

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OSHA inspections
13
over 34 years
Violations
27
$19,622 in penalties
Penalties
$19,622
$727 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

COCA COLA BOTTLING CO has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $19,622 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,381 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 26 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

COCA COLA BOTTLING CO 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

Inspections
13
0.4 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
27
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$19,622
$727 avg / violation
26% serious74% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 13
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 13

92% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $19,622 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 2340.000122$1,875Sep 1997Dec 1998
5162 A22$1,875Jan 1992Sep 1997
3241 C22$1,050Feb 1995Jun 1997
3272 D22$885Jan 1997May 2000
3203 B22$650Nov 1996Sep 1999
3272 B22$372Jan 1997Aug 1997
3279 C0311$3,150May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 2340.002311$3,150May 2000May 2000
4075 A11$1,870Aug 1997Aug 1997
3999 B11$935Dec 1998Dec 1998
3203 A0511$800Dec 1998Dec 1998
333611$600Jan 1992Jan 1992
5194 H 111$400Mar 1997Mar 1997
3999 D11$375Aug 1997Aug 1997
3232 G11$375Aug 1997Aug 1997
3272 C11$375Aug 1997Aug 1997
3382 A11$350May 2000May 2000
3273 A11$200Feb 1995Feb 1995
3661 C11$185Jan 1997Jan 1997
3660 A11$150Jun 1997Jun 1997

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,381 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
11
Accident
1
Follow-up
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 COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 30, 1999CHEST,FRACTURE,CRUSHED,RIB,STRUCK BY,SECURITY GUARD11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 26+ years. Most recent activity: 26 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 COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Coca-Cola Co, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
9
Representation (union)
1

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 Coca-Cola Co 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.). 10 cases · 9 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-151793Unfair labor practiceMay 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-093228Unfair labor practiceNov 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-063624Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038676Unfair labor practiceJan 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038287Unfair labor practiceMar 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
32-CA-023505Unfair labor practiceSep 2007Nov 2007ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
31-CA-028385Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028152Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Mar 2008ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028099Unfair labor practiceDec 2006Mar 2008ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RD-001564Representation electionDec 2006May 2008ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California

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 COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — COCA COLA BOTTLING WORKS OF TULLAHOMA, INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$3.0M
Awards (all-time)
50

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2000-01-04Complaint42$7,350
1999-07-02Accident1$275
1998-11-03Complaint21$935
1998-06-18Complaint1$800
1997-06-27Complaint51$3,182
1997-06-05Complaint2$750
1997-03-17Complaint22$3,750
1996-10-30Complaint1$400
1996-07-16Complaint1$375
1996-07-09Complaint3$555
1995-06-26Follow-up0$0
1994-10-19Complaint2$650
1991-12-11Complaint31$600

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

COCA COLA BOTTLING CO is one of 895 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Coca-Cola Co.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Coca-Cola Co across all 895 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COCA COLA BOTTLING CO 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 Coca-Cola Co, which operates 895 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 COCA COLA BOTTLING CO's OSHA violation history?
COCA COLA BOTTLING CO has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $19,622 in total penalties.