Establishment profile
COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION
970 OLD REED ROAD, NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA, 02747
424810 — Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 041195925
Summary
COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $17,425 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 24 citations in this view · $17,425 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 3 | 2 | $710 | Oct 2005 | Dec 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,613 | Sep 1998 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 2007 | Mar 2015 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,683 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,073 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | $1,073 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,073 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Sep 1998 | Sep 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2007 | Dec 2007 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4248 within MA. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 143 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 COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MA — for COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 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 COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-239557 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2019 | Nov 2019 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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 COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-10-16 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $4,950 | |
| 2012-10-01 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $4,902 | |
| 2010-05-05 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $5,200 | |
| 2007-12-17 | Planned | 4 | — | $160 | |
| 2005-09-08 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $550 | |
| 2003-01-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-07-31 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $613 | |
| 1998-07-31 | Planned | 8 | 4 | $1,050 |
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 beer and ale merchant wholesalers within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- ATLAS DISTRIBUTING CORP.AUBURN — 2 federal enforcement records
- BURKE DISTRIBUTING CORPORATIONRANDOLPH — 2 federal enforcement records
- QUALITY BEVERAGE, LPTAUNTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AUGUST A. BUSCH & CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.MEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- CONSOLIDATED BEVERAGES LLCAUBURN — 2 federal enforcement records
- L. KNIFE AND SON, LLCKINGSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- D.J. REARDON CO, INC.TEWKSBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- MERRIMACK VALLEY DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.DANVERS — 1 federal enforcement record
- COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC.WESTFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION 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 COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $17,424.5 in total penalties.
- How does COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION operates in the beer and ale merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 14.63 compared to an industry average of 4.4.