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SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS is a general line grocery merchant wholesalers employer in HOUMA, LA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $6,563 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS

5450 WEST MAIN STREET, HOUMA, LA, 70360

Parent: SONOCO (1 locations)

424410 Top companies in General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

EIN: 720971011

38 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$6,563 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.2
Industry Avg DART
3.4
Self-Reported DART
0.0
Self-Reported TRIR
0.0
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$6,563
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
3 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$6,563 avg per violation$6,563 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$6,563 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-4.2
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-3.4
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

74%
Above average violations
vs 32 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
84%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Other employers in General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers within LA

Industry context

Within the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry in LA, SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS ranks in the 74th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 32 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 84th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.2 for the general line grocery merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.4. SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS's OSHA violation history?
SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $6,563 in total penalties.
How does SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS's safety record compare to its industry?
SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS of HOUMA, LA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERS resolves to the parent rollup SONOCO.

This profile may be incomplete if SONOCO WHOLESALE GROCERSoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.