Establishment profile
MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
5005 ALEX LEE BLVD, HICKORY, NC, 28601
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $11,575 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 552 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
38% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $11,575 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 O01 | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4244 within NC. Peer group: 552 employers. This establishment has 8 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 1,580 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 MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NC — for MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, 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 MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CA-155675 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2015 | Dec 2015 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
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 MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-11-03 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,500 | |
| 2016-02-17 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-10-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-06-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-11-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-12-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-08-13 | Accident | 5 | 2 | $5,075 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- FLEMING COMPANIES, INC.WARSAW — 2 federal enforcement records
- FORTUNA ENTERPRISES, LLCGREENSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTHCO DISTRIBUTING COMPANYGOLDSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- COASTAL WHOLESALE GROCERY INC.KINSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ORRELL'S FOOD SERVICE, INC.LINWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.CHARLOTTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- HAN FENG, INC.GREENSBORO — 1 federal enforcement record
- M.R.F. DELI PROVISIONS, INC.WINSTON SALEM — 1 federal enforcement record
- NASH FINCH COMPANYLUMBERTON — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC 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 MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $11,575 in total penalties.
- How does MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.05 compared to an industry average of 3.4.