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GORDON FOOD SERVICE

333 50TH ST SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49548
Operated by Gordon Food Service · 1 of 28 establishments
424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 161675916

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OSHA inspections
7
over 35 years
Violations
11
$6,670 in penalties
Penalties
$6,670
$606 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GORDON FOOD SERVICE has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $6,670 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 229 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. 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

GORDON FOOD SERVICE appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
11
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$6,670
$606 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $6,670 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0211$1,250Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 4081.14210411$1,225Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4081.02200111$1,225Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4081.14420211$980Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4081.07220111$700Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4081.33120111$540Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 4081.21540111$450Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 4082.21110111$300Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 4081.14110311Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4081.218511May 1998May 1998

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within MI. Peer group: 229 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $450
Inspection frequency
96th
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
0.0
vs industry
−3.4
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.2

Reported for 41 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
0.0
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
2
Complaint
1
Accident
3

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 GORDON FOOD SERVICE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 17, 2019Cardiac Arrest,HeartFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GORDON FOOD SERVICE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GORDON FOOD SERVICE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MI — for Gordon Food Service, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Gordon Food Service 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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
07-CA-048485Unfair labor practiceApr 2005Jul 2005ClosedRegion 07, Detroit, Michigan

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 GORDON FOOD SERVICE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GORDON FOOD SERVICE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GORDON FOOD SERVICE INC
420 50TH ST SW · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49548
RCRANo Violation Identified00Oct 1991View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GORDON FOOD SERVICE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$8.2M
Awards
274
Top agency
Department of Defense
$7.9M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$7.9M
Department of Veterans Affairs$103K
Department of Justice$84K
Department of Agriculture$84K
Largest awards (top 50 of 274)
  • Department of Defense
    IDT SUBSISTENCE
    contract · Last action 2014-07-17
    $735,000
  • Department of Defense
    IDT SUBSISTENCE AND AT SUBSISTENCE 1 JAN 2015- 31 DEC 2015
    contract · Last action 2014-12-19
    $675,000
  • Department of Defense
    AT SUBSISTENCE
    contract · Last action 2013-08-26
    $647,500
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF IDT SUBSISTENCE AND AT SUBSISTENCE 1 JAN 2016- 31 DEC 2016
    contract · Last action 2017-12-07
    $628,091
  • Department of Defense
    STATEWIDE FOOD SUPPLY FY 08
    contract · Last action 2008-12-16
    $388,598
  • Department of Defense
    IDT SUBSISTENCE (FOOD SUPPLY FY11)
    contract · Last action 2012-03-08
    $380,400
  • Department of Defense
    STATEWIDE FOOD SUPPLY IDT SUBSISTANCE
    contract · Last action 2012-12-05
    $330,500
  • Department of Defense
    DELIVERY ORDESTATEWIDE FOOD SUPPLY FY 09
    contract · Last action 2008-11-20
    $318,700
  • Department of Defense
    STATEWIDE FOOD SUPPLY FY 10
    contract · Last action 2010-09-16
    $225,092
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-09-23
    $200,000
  • Department of Defense
    CLASS I RATIONS 01-30 JUNE, 2015
    contract · Last action 2015-06-09
    $180,840
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-09-17
    $150,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I RATION IDT
    contract · Last action 2018-04-24
    $149,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I RATION AT-CAMP GRAYLING
    contract · Last action 2018-04-04
    $149,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF AT RATIONS FOR CAMP GRAYLING
    contract · Last action 2017-06-16
    $140,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-06-10
    $140,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-06-09
    $140,000
  • Department of Defense
    AT RATIONS FOR CAMP GRAYLING
    contract · Last action 2017-07-28
    $130,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I RATION AT CAMP GRAYLING
    contract · Last action 2017-05-11
    $130,000
  • Department of Defense
    AT AND IDT SUBSISTENCE
    contract · Last action 2017-08-31
    $120,470
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I IDT A RATION MIARNG
    contract · Last action 2017-10-11
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    AT RATIONS FOR CAMP GRAYLING
    contract · Last action 2017-08-08
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF IDT RATIONS
    contract · Last action 2017-05-24
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-02-23
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-11-02
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-03-25
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-09-18
    $100,000
  • Department of Defense
    CLASS I AT RATION - GRAYLING 20MAR-30APR
    contract · Last action 2020-02-12
    $95,816
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I IDT A RATIONS
    contract · Last action 2018-02-21
    $75,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-03-31
    $75,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-01-29
    $75,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-10-29
    $75,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-08-21
    $70,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-08-14
    $70,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-07-24
    $70,000
  • Department of Defense
    CLASS I RATIONS IDT 01 MAY-31 MAY, 2015
    contract · Last action 2015-05-13
    $65,800
  • Department of Agriculture
    AG3J16S140022,SERVICE AMS FV,AMS PILOT-F&V
    contract · Last action 2014-05-21
    $54,132
  • Department of Defense
    CLASS I IDT A RATION MIARNG
    contract · Last action 2018-01-12
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I AT A-RATION CAMP GRAYLING
    contract · Last action 2017-10-11
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-01-19
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-08-18
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2016-01-29
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF:
    contract · Last action 2015-10-29
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    CLASS I RATIONS 01-30 JUNE, 2015
    contract · Last action 2015-06-09
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2015-05-06
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    CLASS I RATION IDT 20MAR-30APR
    contract · Last action 2015-04-01
    $40,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    AG3J16S130050P0001 FRESH FRUIT- AMS PILOT-F&V
    contract · Last action 2013-03-28
    $29,700
  • Department of Defense
    DELFIELD SHELLEYSTEEL COLD PAN SERVING
    contract · Last action 2009-04-08
    $25,766
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CLASS I RATION IDT
    contract · Last action 2016-10-06
    $24,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF RATIONS
    contract · Last action 2017-09-12
    $23,404

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424410 - GENERAL LINE GROCERY MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2020-02-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-17Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2017-02-27Complaint0$0
2013-01-28Planned55$4,130
2012-12-27Planned21$1,250
1998-04-10Accident1$0
1994-02-03Accident2$750
1990-10-04Accident11$540

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GORDON FOOD SERVICE is one of 28 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Gordon Food Service.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Gordon Food Service across all 28 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Gordon Food Service, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GORDON FOOD SERVICE 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 Gordon Food Service, which operates 28 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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Frequently asked

What is GORDON FOOD SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
GORDON FOOD SERVICE has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $6,670 in total penalties.
How does GORDON FOOD SERVICE's safety record compare to its industry?
GORDON FOOD SERVICE operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. GORDON FOOD SERVICE's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.4.
Has GORDON FOOD SERVICE had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving GORDON FOOD SERVICE.