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OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED

20 FREEDOM WAY, FRANKLIN, MA, 02038
Operated by Owens & Minor, Inc · 1 of 17 establishments
423450Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 542049200

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OSHA inspections
5
over 24 years
Violations
16
$15,197 in penalties
Penalties
$15,197
$950 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $15,197 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED 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

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
16
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$15,197
$950 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 5

80% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $15,197 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0176 B22$3,063Jun 2002Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$2,550Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111$2,125Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 II11$1,700Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I11$1,700Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 II11$938Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$938Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$750Jun 2002Jun 2002
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$478Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$478Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0304 F07 III11$478Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV11Jul 2011Jul 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0178 N0411Jun 2002Jun 2002

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4234 within MA. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $2,208
Inspection frequency
97th
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
4.4
vs industry
+3.6
TRIR
6.2
vs industry
+5.2

Reported for 131 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
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.2
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
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 OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. 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 OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — OWENS & MINOR, INC. (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$295.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.8B
Awards (all-time)
1,305,914

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-07-02Complaint1$2,550
2011-05-19Planned54$7,650
2011-03-28Complaint0$0
2007-08-01Planned53$1,434
2002-06-05Complaint55$3,563

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Owens & Minor, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Owens & Minor, Inc across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Owens & Minor, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED 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 Owens & Minor, Inc, which operates 17 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 OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $15,196.5 in total penalties.
How does OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED operates in the medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1. OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 4.43 compared to an industry average of 0.8.