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PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

3045 NEW TAMPA HWY, LAKELAND, FL, 33815
Operated by Publix Super Markets · 1 of 390 establishments
445110Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
EIN 590324412

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OSHA inspections
9
over 26 years
Violations
10
$17,088 in penalties
Penalties
$17,088
$1,709 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $17,088 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 220 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
10
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$17,088
$1,709 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 9
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 9

33% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $17,088 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$10,163May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,400Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,400Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$1,125Jul 2000Jul 2000
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$900Jul 2000Jul 2000
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$700Jul 2000Jul 2000
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$700Jul 2000Jul 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$700Jul 2000Jul 2000
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Jul 2000Jul 2000
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11Jul 2000Jul 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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4451 within FL. Peer group: 220 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
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
1.9
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
3.8
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 148 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
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.8
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
Referral
4

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) · Feb 2018 – Sep 2024 · 5 in last 5 years

Reports
9
Hospitalizations
7
Amputations
3
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 17, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Jan 22, 2024Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
May 9, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Fingertip(s)Amputation
Mar 13, 2022Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway areaBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 31, 2021Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.PelvisHospitalized
Jun 10, 2020Fall, slip, trip, unspecifiedLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 20, 2019Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecifiedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Oct 7, 2019Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.BrainHospitalized
Feb 3, 2018Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecifiedHeartHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 31, 2021Bollard,Caught Between,Crushed,Food Handling,Grocery Store,Material Handling,Pallet,Palletized Cargo,Pelvis,Pinned,Struck By,Unsafe Position11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in FL — for Publix Super Markets, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
9

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 Publix Super Markets 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.). 9 cases · 9 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
12-CA-286739Unfair labor practiceNov 2021Mar 2022ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-026608Unfair labor practiceJan 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-023608Unfair labor practiceJan 2004Feb 2004ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-023607Unfair labor practiceJan 2004May 2004ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-023171Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Mar 2004ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-023048Unfair labor practiceMay 2003Jun 2003ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-022800Unfair labor practiceFeb 2003Mar 2004ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-022059Unfair labor practiceJan 2002Jul 2007ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
12-CA-020429Unfair labor practiceOct 1999Jul 2007ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida

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

Total applications
100
Certified
100
Avg wage ratio
1.19x
E-3 AustralianH-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
439262
Operation
A

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 PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-04-08Complaint0$0
2024-11-07Complaint0$0
2024-09-23Referral0$0
2024-01-25Referral1$10,163
2021-09-09Referral0$0
2012-10-19Complaint0$0
2009-02-17Referral0$0
2002-08-01Planned22$2,800
2000-06-20Planned74$4,125

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. is one of 390 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Publix Super Markets.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Publix Super Markets across all 390 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) within FL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Publix Super Markets, which operates 390 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 PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $17,087.6 in total penalties.
How does PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.92 compared to an industry average of 2.7.