Establishment profile
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC
2601 S LEMAY AVE, FORT COLLINS, CO, 80525
Operated by Sprouts Farmers Market · 1 of 75 establishments
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
EIN 800028226
Summary
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $12,055 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 133 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $12,055 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $6,697 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $5,357 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 |
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 4451 within CO. Peer group: 133 employers. This establishment has 3 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 81 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) · Jul 2015
Most frequent event: Choking on object or substance
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2015 | Choking on object or substance | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CO — for Sprouts Farmers Market, 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 Sprouts Farmers Market 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-CA-202720 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2017 | Sep 2017 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-153152 | Unfair labor practice | May 2015 | Aug 2015 | Closed | Region 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 SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-15 | Other | 3 | 2 | $12,055 | |
| 2017-01-25 | 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
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC is one of 75 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sprouts Farmers Market.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sprouts Farmers Market across all 75 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- KING SOOPERS # 127LAKEWOOD — 3 federal enforcement records
- SAFEWAY INCTRINIDAD — 3 federal enforcement records
- CITY MARKETGRANBY — 3 federal enforcement records
- KING SOOPERSDENVER — 2 federal enforcement records
- DILLON COMPANIES INC DBA KING SOOPERSFORT COLLINS — 2 federal enforcement records
- SAFEWAY #1998ARVADA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KING SOOPERSENGLEWOOD — 2 federal enforcement records
- DILLON COMPANIES, LLCGLENDALE — 2 federal enforcement records
- KING SOOPERSDENVER — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Sprouts Farmers Market, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETPOWAY, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Sprouts Farmers MarketCorpus Christi, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETSPARKS, NV — 2 federal enforcement records
- Sprouts Farmers MarketDENVER, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
- Sprouts Farmers MarketIrvine, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Sprouts Farmers Market #329COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETRANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET LLCORANGE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETSEAL BEACH, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKETWESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Sprouts Farmers Market locationsParent rollup
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)All employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- Supermarkets and Other in COIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET 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 Sprouts Farmers Market, which operates 75 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC's OSHA violation history?
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $12,054.6 in total penalties.
- How does SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC's self-reported DART rate is 5.14 compared to an industry average of 2.7.