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COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.

18 BUNKER HILL INDUSTRIAL PARK, BOSTON, MA, 02129
424480Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
14
over 37 years
Violations
56
$55,691 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. has accumulated 56 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $55,691 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 202 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
14
0.4 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
56
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$55,691
$994 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 14
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 14

79% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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 · 37 citations in this view · $51,747 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0176 B66$7,150Mar 1989May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0155$5,035Mar 1989May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0322$3,076Apr 2007Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$2,150May 2000May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0176 A22$1,350May 2000May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$1,200Jan 1992May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$915Mar 1989May 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122$600Jan 1992Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I22$120Apr 2004Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0422Jan 1992Apr 2004
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$8,675Aug 2020Aug 2020
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0111$8,675Aug 2020Aug 2020
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$2,744Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$2,356Feb 2015Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.0038 A11$2,121Jan 2019Jan 2019
5A000111$1,750Sep 2003Sep 2003
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,400May 2000May 2000
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$960Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0030 A0211$750May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$720Apr 2007Apr 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within MA. Peer group: 202 employers. This establishment has 56 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $2,806
Inspection frequency
100th
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
15.2
vs industry
+11.8
TRIR
15.8
vs industry
+11.6

Reported for 159 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
15.8
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

Planned
6
Complaint
6
Referral
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 COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$22,512
Employees affected
9

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 9 violations · $22,512 in backwages · $1,683 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeMar 2007199$22,512$1,683

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 9 violations · $22,512 in backwages · $1,683 in civil penalties · 9 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2005 – Mar 2007Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and DryingFLSA99$22,512$1,683

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO., not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
3

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 COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE 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.). 8 cases · 5 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-197933Unfair labor practiceMay 2017May 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-197889Unfair labor practiceApr 2017Jun 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-197313Representation electionApr 2017Jun 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-147269Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-147267Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-147265Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-147084Representation electionFeb 2015Apr 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-144574Representation electionJan 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.10x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
164829
Operation
A

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 COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$79.3M
Awards
11
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$79.3M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$79.3M
Department of Defense$61K
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007490/4100022287/COMBINATION BOX
    contract · Last action 2021-04-14
    $49,364,938
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007299/4100021637/COMBINATION BOX
    contract · Last action 2020-09-17
    $12,464,032
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000006919/4100020166/FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLE BOX
    contract · Last action 2020-08-30
    $10,122,660
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007299/4100021634/COMBINATION BOX
    contract · Last action 2020-09-17
    $7,331,669
  • Department of Defense
    4506827447
    contract · Last action 2008-02-04
    $15,904
  • Department of Defense
    4506598698
    contract · Last action 2008-01-07
    $15,904
  • Department of Defense
    4507052105
    contract · Last action 2008-03-03
    $12,164
  • Department of Defense
    4506425116
    contract · Last action 2007-12-05
    $8,550
  • Department of Defense
    4506118281
    contract · Last action 2007-11-05
    $8,550
  • Department of Agriculture
    2000007177/4400001008/PRECOOKED MEAT BOX,COMBINATION BOX,FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLE BOX,DAIRY PRODUCTS BOX
    contract · Last action 2020-09-10
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MERC
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2021-04-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-07-16Complaint22$17,350
2018-12-04Complaint32$2,121
2017-09-21Complaint21$2,744
2014-09-26Complaint22$4,712
2010-12-29Follow-up0$0
2010-04-12Planned75$5,250
2007-01-18Planned83$5,880
2004-03-02Planned53$1,714
2003-08-04Referral22$2,450
2002-07-25Planned0$0
2000-12-11Complaint0$0
2000-05-04Planned88$7,200
1991-12-17Complaint116$4,800
1989-02-16Programmed Other65$1,470

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.'s OSHA violation history?
COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 56 violations and $55,690.9 in total penalties.
How does COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. operates in the fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. COSTA FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 15.2 compared to an industry average of 3.4.