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SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER

4600 E. STAPLETON DRIVE SOUTH, DENVER, CO, 80216
Operated by Albertsons Companies · 1 of 2,167 establishments
493110General Warehousing and Storage

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OSHA inspections
9
over 36 years
Violations
14
$12,885 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $12,885 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 153 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
14
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$12,885
$920 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 9
Inspection trigger · accident
1 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $12,885 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0122$675Jun 1990Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I11$7,000Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 III11$1,250Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 II11$1,250Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 IX11$1,250Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q09 I11$1,250Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$210Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 IV11Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 XI11Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 V11Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 IIIA11Sep 1992Sep 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II11Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 III11Jun 1990Jun 1990

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

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4931 within CO. Peer group: 153 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
2.3
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
2.3
vs industry
−2.6

Reported for 450 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
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.3
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

Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
1

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) · Oct 2019 – Nov 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
4
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts

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
Nov 12, 2021Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 voltsBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Jan 16, 2020Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicleFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 27, 2019Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecifiedAnkle(s)Hospitalized
Oct 27, 2019Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
Mar 22, 1990TRUCK,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,INATTENTIONFatality11

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
19 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CO — for Albertsons Companies, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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 Albertsons Companies 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-CA-380255Unfair labor practiceJan 2026Feb 2026ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-360148Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-020946Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Sep 2008ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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 SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SUPERVALU INC. (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.7M
Awards (all-time)
554

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
2007-05-23Complaint0$0
2005-07-25Complaint0$0
2004-04-26Referral22$675
1996-12-10Complaint0$0
1996-12-10Complaint0$0
1994-05-25Complaint0$0
1992-11-30Complaint0$0
1992-06-25Complaint87$12,000
1990-03-23Accident4$210

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER is one of 2,167 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Albertsons Companies.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Albertsons Companies across all 2,167 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in general warehousing and storage within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Albertsons Companies, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER 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 Albertsons Companies, which operates 2,167 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 SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER's OSHA violation history?
SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $12,885 in total penalties.
How does SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 2.3 compared to an industry average of 4.3.
Has SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER.