Establishment profile
INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC
8372 MAIN ST, DRYDEN, WA, 98821
424480 — Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 910918296
Summary
INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $5,910 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 741 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $5,910 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 0620.7005 | 2 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0241.100507 A | 1 | 1 | $600 | Mar 2000 | Mar 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0241.100501 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Mar 2000 | Mar 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0241.100504 A | 1 | 1 | $600 | Mar 2000 | Mar 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0621.411005 B | 1 | 1 | $510 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.7160 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.719001 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0621.413001 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.013002 C | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.541503 C | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.7111 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.7150 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0621.411003 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0620.540901 A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
| 29 CFR 0240.056701 A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2000 | Feb 2000 |
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 4244 within WA. Peer group: 741 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 50 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 INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC. 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 INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC 8500 MAIN ST · DRYDEN, WA, 98821 | Water | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2024 | View → |
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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-12-09 | Planned | 13 | 8 | $4,110 | |
| 1999-12-09 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $1,800 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- WASHINGTON FRUIT & PRODUCE CO.QUINCY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF SEATTLEKENT — 2 federal enforcement records
- MCDOUGALL & SONS INCWENATCHEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PEIRONE PRODUCE COSPOKANE — 2 federal enforcement records
- WASHINGTON FRUIT & PRODUCE COYAKIMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF SEATTLEEVERETT — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC's OSHA violation history?
- INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $5,910 in total penalties.
- How does INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC operates in the fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. INDEPENDENT WAREHOUSE INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.21 compared to an industry average of 3.4.