Establishment profile
J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
705 MEADOW STREET, CHICOPEE, MA, 01013
Operated by Consumer Product Distributors · 1 of 2 establishments
424940 — Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $17,018 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $17,018 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $3,750 | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,393 | Jun 2004 | Jun 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 |
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 4249 within MA. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 713 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 J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. 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 J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-15 | Complaint | 9 | 7 | $10,300 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $6,718 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Consumer Product Distributors.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Consumer Product Distributors across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Consumer Product Distributors, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CONSUMER PRODUCT DISTRIBUTORS, LLCCHICOPEE, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Consumer Product Distributors locationsParent rollup
- Tobacco Product and Electronic Cigarette Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Tobacco Product and in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 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 Consumer Product Distributors, which operates 2 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 J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES's OSHA violation history?
- J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $17,018 in total penalties.
- How does J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES's safety record compare to its industry?
- J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES operates in the tobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. J. POLEP DISTRIBUTION SERVICES's self-reported DART rate is 3.31 compared to an industry average of 1.5.