Establishment profile
SUISAN CO LTD
164 KALANIANAOLE AV, HILO, HI, 96720
Operated by Suisan Company, Limited · 1 of 2 establishments
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
SUISAN CO LTD has accumulated 65 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $11,435 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 150 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SUISAN CO LTD appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
85% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 33 citations in this view · $11,435 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 6000.02 A03 | 3 | 3 | — | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 8900.04 G02 B | 3 | 3 | — | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 6000.02 F | 2 | 2 | $2,275 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,375 | Dec 2004 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 8900.05 F04 | 2 | 2 | $540 | Dec 1988 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 2007 | Jul 2022 |
| 29 CFR 8100.05 Q01 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1988 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 2030.005 A | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1988 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 8100.05 N8 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1984 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 8900.05 F4 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 8900.06 G2C | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1986 | Mar 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,625 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 6000.07 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2004 |
| 29 CFR 7200.02 B | 1 | 1 | $675 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2001 |
| 29 CFR 2030.008 A | 1 | 1 | $360 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 8000.05 A02 | 1 | 1 | $270 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 2020.001 E | 1 | 1 | $270 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
| 29 CFR 6000.02 B01 A | 1 | 1 | $270 | Jul 1991 | Jul 1991 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 4244 within HI. Peer group: 150 employers. This establishment has 65 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 123 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SUISAN CO LTD. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Agriculture4100020086/PRECOOKED MEAT BOXcontract · Last action 2020-09-03$1,424,100
- Department of Agriculture2000007177/4400001025/PRECOOKED MEAT BOX,COMBINATION BOX,FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLE BOX,DAIRY PRODUCTS BOXcontract · Last action 2020-09-11$0
- Department of DefensePRODUCEcontract · Last action 2008-10-01$0
- Department of DefenseOTHER GROCERY AND RELATED PRODcontract · Last action 2007-10-01$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311612 - MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES. Last action: 2020-09-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-20 | Referral | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-09-06 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $2,925 | |
| 2004-10-28 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $5,225 | |
| 2001-11-26 | Planned | 7 | 2 | $1,575 | |
| 1991-08-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-06-27 | Planned | 15 | 5 | $1,710 | |
| 1988-12-15 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-11-29 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-11-29 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-11-28 | Planned | 10 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-25 | Planned | 8 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-02-25 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-12-27 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SUISAN CO LTD is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Suisan Company, Limited.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Suisan Company, Limited across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All Suisan Company, Limited locationsParent rollup
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- Employers in HIState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUISAN CO LTD 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 Suisan Company, Limited, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SUISAN CO LTD's OSHA violation history?
- SUISAN CO LTD has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 65 violations and $11,435 in total penalties.
- How does SUISAN CO LTD's safety record compare to its industry?
- SUISAN CO LTD operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. SUISAN CO LTD's self-reported DART rate is 9.62 compared to an industry average of 3.4.