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RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY

2201 WILMINGTON AVE, COMPTON, CA, 90220
Operated by Kroger Co · 1 of 1,854 establishments
445110Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)

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OSHA inspections
27
over 37 years
Violations
48
$35,750 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 hospitalizations · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $35,750 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,880 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
27
0.7 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
48
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$35,750
$745 avg / violation
19% serious81% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
13 of 27
Inspection trigger · accident
9 of 27

56% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 28 citations in this view · $32,320 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3273 A55$12,110Aug 1992Nov 2006
29 CFR 2340.002333$3,180Dec 1994Jun 2003
3328 G33$535Jul 1990Jul 2001
5144 H02 B11$3,825Jun 2003Jun 2003
4002 A11$3,375Jul 2002Jul 2002
4070 A11$2,125Dec 1994Dec 1994
3656 E11$1,590Mar 1996Mar 1996
3328 A11$750Jul 2002Jul 2002
5162 C11$475Mar 1996Mar 1996
4896 D11$475Mar 1996Mar 1996
3272 E11$450Feb 2001Feb 2001
5189 J02 B11$425Jun 2003Jun 2003
462 A11$425Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0811$420Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0311$420Jan 1989Jan 1989
3664 A11$400Mar 2000Mar 2000
342 A11$375Jul 2002Jul 2002
29 CFR 1430.1 B11$325Jul 2001Jul 2001
29 CFR 2510.000411$325Jul 2001Jul 2001
3578 G11$315Dec 1994Dec 1994

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4451 within CA. Peer group: 1,880 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $525
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Complaint
13
Accident
9
Referral
1

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 RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 25, 2004FRACTURE,FOOD PREPARATION,GUARDRAIL,IND TRK OPERATOR,WAREHOUSE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,MECH MAT HANDLING,LEG11
May 18, 2004FRACTURE,WAREHOUSE,PINNED,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PELVIS,STRUCK BY11
Jan 26, 2001AMPUTATED,DOCK,WAREHOUSE,THUMB,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PALLET,DOOR,HAND1
Jul 18, 2000CLEARANCE,FRACTURE,IND TRK OPERATOR,WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRUCK,TRACTOR TRAILER,LOADING DOCK,RUN OVER,BACKING UP11
Sep 28, 1999LACERATION,PALLET,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT11
Mar 18, 1995FRACTURE,WAREHOUSE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,PALLET,STRUCK BY,WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT,ANKLE,INATTENTION11

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
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)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$32
Employees affected
3

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 202 violations · $32 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Feb 2012 – Mar 201422021$32

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 202 violations · $32 in backwages · 3 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2012 – Mar 2014Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) StoresFMLA2000
Feb 2010 – Feb 2012Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) StoresFMLA23$32

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Kroger Co, not this location alone

Total cases
62
Unfair labor practice
61
Representation (union)
1

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.

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.). 62 cases · 61 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-381968Unfair labor practiceFeb 2026Mar 2026ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-367245Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-364014Unfair labor practiceApr 2025OpenRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-363658Unfair labor practiceApr 2025Aug 2025ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-350358Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Dec 2025ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-338750Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Apr 2024ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-333661Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Jan 2024ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-325322Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Sep 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-313337Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Nov 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-311623Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023Sep 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-305507Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Nov 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-292207Unfair labor practiceMar 2022Apr 2022ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-291599Unfair labor practiceMar 2022Apr 2022ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-290168Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022Sep 2025ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-279403Unfair labor practiceJul 2021Nov 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-277497Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Jun 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-277116Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-275668Unfair labor practiceApr 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-252493Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Mar 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-246637Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Jul 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-244394Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jun 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-243032Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jan 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-238110Unfair labor practiceMar 2019Jul 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-230500Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Oct 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-149210Unfair labor practiceMar 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-147393Unfair labor practiceMar 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-142299Unfair labor practiceDec 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-073942Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012OpenRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-071625Unfair labor practiceDec 2011Mar 2012ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-062399Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-039867Unfair labor practiceJul 2011Feb 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-029354Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
17-CA-024621Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
21-CA-038914Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038883Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038833Unfair labor practiceMay 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038832Unfair labor practiceMay 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038831Unfair labor practiceMay 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-029033Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Sep 2009ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-021047Representation electionMay 2008Jul 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028207Unfair labor practiceMar 2007Jun 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028165Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028147Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Nov 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028133Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028078Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Nov 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028074Unfair labor practiceNov 2006Jan 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027958Unfair labor practiceAug 2006Nov 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027685Unfair labor practiceJan 2006Feb 2017ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027475Unfair labor practiceAug 2005Feb 2017ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027229Unfair labor practiceFeb 2005Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027160Unfair labor practiceJan 2005Feb 2017ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027138Unfair labor practiceDec 2004Jul 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026728Unfair labor practiceMar 2004Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026693Unfair labor practiceFeb 2004Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026687Unfair labor practiceFeb 2004Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026637Unfair labor practiceJan 2004Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026635Unfair labor practiceJan 2004Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026634Unfair labor practiceJan 2004Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026611Unfair labor practiceDec 2003Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-026571Unfair labor practiceNov 2003Oct 2006ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-035356Unfair labor practiceSep 2002Apr 2005ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-025882Unfair labor practiceAug 2002Dec 2002ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California

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 RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
RALPHS GROCERY CO
2201 S WILMINGTON AVE · COMPTON, CA, 90220
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
658513
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$65K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$65K
Company-wide — KROGER CO (across 6 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$195K
Awards (all-time)
555

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$65K
Department of Defense$109.98

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 812930 - PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES. Last action: 2017-05-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-04-07Complaint0$0
2009-03-19Complaint0$0
2006-05-30Complaint1$150
2004-10-28Accident0$0
2004-06-02Accident0$0
2003-04-04Follow-up0$0
2003-01-22Planned71$5,405
2002-10-21Complaint1$175
2002-02-14Accident2$1,125
2002-02-14Accident11$3,375
2002-01-09Complaint1$225
2001-02-23Accident3$975
2000-10-25Complaint5$1,170
2000-07-27Accident0$0
1999-09-29Accident1$400
1996-04-26Complaint0$0
1996-02-09Complaint21$2,865
1995-10-02Complaint72$5,295
1995-04-18Accident0$0
1995-02-28Follow-up0$0
1994-07-22Complaint101$12,625
1992-09-21Complaint0$0
1992-08-03Complaint11$1,125
1990-08-14Complaint0$0
1990-07-26Accident1$0
1989-05-15Follow-up0$0
1988-12-01Referral52$840

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY is one of 1,854 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 1,854 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 1,854 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 RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY has 27 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $35,750 in total penalties.
How does RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1.