RICO FOODS INC is a frozen specialty food manufacturing employer in PATERSON, NJ. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 13 violations and $18,210 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
RICO FOODS INC
527 EAST 18TH STREET, PATERSON, NJ, 07524
Parent: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ (227 locations)
311412 — Top companies in Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
RICO FOODS INC is one of 227 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/. TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ is a SEC public reporter (TJX), with most recent reported revenue of $60.4B.
Federal enforcement records on RICO FOODS INC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ across all 227 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- RICOH USA, INC. — HAYWARD, CA — 2 federal records
Other employers in Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing within NJ
- DR. PRAEGER'S SENSIBLE FOODS, INC. — ELMWOOD PARK — 2 federal records
- D.O. PRODUCTIONS LLC — LODI — 2 federal records
- GOLDEN PLATTER FOODS, INC. — NEWARK — 2 federal records
- TABATCHNICK FINE FOODS INC. — SOMERSET — 2 federal records
- PELTON SHEPHERD INDUSTRIES — VINELAND — 1 federal record
- OLD FASHIONED KITCHEN INC. — LAKEWOOD — 1 federal record
- UNIQUE FOOD DISTRIBUTION LLC — GARFIELD — 1 federal record
- NUTRIFRESH — EDISON — 1 federal record
- CAESAR'S PASTA, LLC — BLACKWOOD — 1 federal record
- JOSEPH EPSTEIN FOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. — EAST RUTHERFORD — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry in NJ, RICO FOODS INC ranks in the 90th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 50 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 71th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 47th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.8 for the frozen specialty food manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.9.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 15 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is RICO FOODS INC's OSHA violation history?
- RICO FOODS INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $18,210 in total penalties.
- How does RICO FOODS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- RICO FOODS INC operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RICO FOODS INC of PATERSON, NJ from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. RICO FOODS INC resolves to the parent rollup TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/, which operates 227 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for RICO FOODS INC include 1 hospitalization.
This profile may be incomplete if RICO FOODS INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.