Establishment profile
KROGER CO
701 GELLHORN, Houston, TX, 77029
Operated by Kroger Co · 1 of 1,850 establishments
493120 — Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
Summary
KROGER CO has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $1,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,796 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 42 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KROGER CO 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, 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
20% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4931 within TX. Peer group: 113,796 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for KROGER CO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2018
Most frequent event: Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2018 | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 42+ years. Most recent activity: 42 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 KROGER CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KROGER CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for Kroger Co, not this location alone
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 Kroger Co locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for KROGER CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KROGER CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KROGER CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-06-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-02-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-06-28 | Complaint | 19 | 2 | $1,000 | |
| 1973-11-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-09-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KROGER CO is one of 1,850 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kroger Co.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kroger Co across all 1,850 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in refrigerated warehousing and storage within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLCSAN ANTONIO — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRICE'S CREAMERIESEL PASO — 2 federal enforcement records
- REDDY ICE LLCFORT WORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- VALLEY INTERNATIONAL COLD STORAGE, LLCHARLINGEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLCHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICOLDFORT WORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC.FORT WORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLCEL PASO — 2 federal enforcement records
- LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLCMCALLEN — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Kroger Co, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FRED MEYER INCOREGON CITY, OR — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRED MEYER INCSHORELINE, WA — 3 federal enforcement records
- KROGER COTroy, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- KROGERCINCINNATI, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRED MEYER INCTHE DALLES, OR — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRED MEYER #115VANCOUVER, WA — 3 federal enforcement records
- KROGER #678ST CLAIR SHORES, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- FRED MEYER INCCLACKAMAS, OR — 3 federal enforcement records
- KROGER COIrving, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- KROGER COMPANYINDIANAPOLIS, IN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Kroger Co locationsParent rollup
- Refrigerated Warehousing and StorageAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Refrigerated Warehousing and in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KROGER CO 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 Kroger Co, which operates 1,850 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.
Frequently asked
- What is KROGER CO's OSHA violation history?
- KROGER CO has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $1,000 in total penalties.
- How does KROGER CO's safety record compare to its industry?
- KROGER CO operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.