Establishment profile
SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.
205 SPENCER DRIVE, WELLS, ME, 04090
Operated by Shaws Supermarkets, Inc · 1 of 37 establishments
493110 — General Warehousing and Storage
EIN 041123420
Summary
SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $38,954 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 57 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC. 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
40% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $38,954 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 A01 | 1 | 1 | $8,711 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 J02 | 1 | 1 | $8,711 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0021 B02 | 1 | 1 | $3,733 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 D | 1 | 1 | $3,733 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 K01 | 1 | 1 | $3,733 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 C02 | 1 | 1 | $3,733 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1053 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q10 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4931 within ME. Peer group: 57 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 96 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
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- 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 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2024 | Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in ME — for Shaws Supermarkets, Inc, not this location alone
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 Shaws Supermarkets, Inc 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-142753 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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 SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Unprogrammed Related | 8 | 7 | $32,354 | |
| 2024-10-23 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-08-21 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-03-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-07-23 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $6,600 | |
| 2012-01-26 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-06-15 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-05-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-08-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-11-18 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC. is one of 37 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Shaws Supermarkets, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Shaws Supermarkets, Inc across all 37 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 ME, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTERLEWISTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- HANNAFORD BROS. CO.WINTHROP — 2 federal enforcement records
- AWS, INC.SOUTH PORTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- PROGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTORSWINTHROP — 1 federal enforcement record
- PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP INC.OLD TOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHAWS DISTRIBUTION CENTERWELLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- LKQ CORPORATIONGARDINER — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNISOURCE BANGORBANGOR — 1 federal enforcement record
- KARDEX REMSTAR, LLCWESTBROOK — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Shaws Supermarkets, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETS INC.METHUEN, MA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETSBRUNSWICK, ME — 2 federal enforcement records
- Shaw's Supermarkets Inc.Plymouth, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETSNEW BEDFORD, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETSBROCKTON, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETS, INC.WEYMOUTH, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETSALLSTON, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETS, INC.BROOKLINE, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.BIDDEFORD, ME — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHAW'S SUPERMARKETSLAKEVILLE, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Shaws Supermarkets, Inc locationsParent rollup
- General Warehousing and StorageAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MEState-wide enforcement data
- General Warehousing and in MEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHAWS SUPERMARKETS 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 Shaws Supermarkets, Inc, which operates 37 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $38,954.4 in total penalties.
- How does SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC. operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.08 compared to an industry average of 4.3.