Establishment profile
FOOD GIANT
171 PORTER AVE., BILOXI, MS, 39530
Operated by Houchens Food Group, Inc · 1 of 36 establishments
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
EIN 610395075
Summary
FOOD GIANT has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 13 years of recorded history, with $15,408 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 56 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FOOD GIANT appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $15,408 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 II | 1 | 1 | $5,975 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,628 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III | 1 | 1 | $2,902 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $2,902 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 C03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 |
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 4451 within MS. Peer group: 56 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 23 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 FOOD GIANT. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
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 · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2010 – Jul 2012 | Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 FOOD GIANT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FOOD GIANT. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 FOOD GIANT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FOOD GIANT. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FOOD GIANT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-27 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $15,408 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FOOD GIANT is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Houchens Food Group, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Houchens Food Group, Inc across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- SULLIVAN'S GROCERYBUDE — 1 federal enforcement record
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- Sunflower Food StoreYazoo City — 1 federal enforcement record
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- KROGERMADISON — 1 federal enforcement record
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Houchens Food Group, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- Piggly WigglyBoaz, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Piggly Wiggly #741Butler, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Piggly WigglyGreenville, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Piggly WigglyMonroeville, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Piggly Wiggly 771Gilbertown, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Piggly WigglyScottsboro, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- PIGGLY WIGGLY #756BAY MINETTE, AL — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP INCMONTPELIER, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP, INC.MURPHY, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP INC.KINGSPORT, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Houchens Food Group, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)All employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Supermarkets and Other in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FOOD GIANT 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 Houchens Food Group, Inc, which operates 36 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FOOD GIANT's OSHA violation history?
- FOOD GIANT has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $15,408 in total penalties.
- How does FOOD GIANT's safety record compare to its industry?
- FOOD GIANT operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. FOOD GIANT's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.