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RICO FOODS INC. is a packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers employer in PATERSON, NJ. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 0 violations and $0 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. 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 4, 2026.

RICO FOODS INC.

578 E 19TH STREET, PATERSON, NJ, 07514

Parent: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ (227 locations)

424420 Top companies in Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers

EIN: 562310907

43 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.2
Industry Avg DART
3.4
Self-Reported DART
5.5
Self-Reported TRIR
5.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
0
Total Penalties
$0
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$62,265.88
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
11 years
Last Activity
10yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$571
Avg Back Wages / Case
$62,266
Active Agencies:
WHDEPA$62,265.88 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+1.3
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+2.1
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
12
Status: Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1927097
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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.

Other establishments operated by TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/

Other employers in Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers within NJ

Industry context

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.2 for the packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 3.4. RICO FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.51, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RICO FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
RICO FOODS INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does RICO FOODS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
RICO FOODS INC. operates in the packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. RICO FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.51 compared to an industry average of 3.4.

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 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, 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 4, 2026. RICO FOODS INC. resolves to the parent rollup TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/, which operates 227 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if RICO FOODS INC.operates 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.