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GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. is a meat and meat product merchant wholesalers employer in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $6,776 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 1, 2026.

GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO.

982 N. DELAWARE AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19123

Parent: Ardent Health, Inc. (2,050 locations)

424470 Top companies in Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$6,776 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.2
Industry Avg DART
3.4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$6,776
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
2 years
Last Activity
2yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$6,776 avg per violation$6,776 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$6,776 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

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

Peer Comparison

54%
Above average violations
vs 191 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
82%

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SEC Enforcement(39)

$552,226,261 totallast: 2025-12-19

SEC Litigation Releases filed against Ardent Health, Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. is one of 2,050 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Ardent Health, Inc.. Ardent Health, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (ARDT), with most recent reported revenue of $6.3B.

Federal enforcement records on GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Ardent Health, Inc. across all 2,050 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Ardent Health, Inc.

Other employers in Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers within PA

Industry context

Within the meat and meat product merchant wholesalers industry in PA, GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. ranks in the 54th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 191 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 82th 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 meat and meat product merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.4.

Activity timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO.'s OSHA violation history?
GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $6,776 in total penalties.
How does GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. operates in the meat and meat product merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. of PHILADELPHIA, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO. resolves to the parent rollup Ardent Health, Inc., which operates 2,050 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if GEORGE L. WELLS MEAT CO.operates 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.