Establishment profile
TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS
1740 SHERIDAN DRIVE, TONAWANDA, NY, 14223
Operated by Tops Friendly Markets, LLC · 1 of 17 establishments
424490 — Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 161592810
Summary
TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $9,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 449 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 61st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS 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
100% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $9,100 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Sep 2003 | Sep 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 XIV | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IIA | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IV | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Sep 2003 | Sep 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $900 | Sep 2003 | Sep 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 XIVA | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIA | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 VIID | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 VIIE | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 VIIM | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 H02 IC | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 |
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 4244 within NY. Peer group: 449 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 27 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 TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for Tops Friendly Markets, LLC, 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 Tops Friendly Markets, LLC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-CA-304846 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-175633 | Unfair labor practice | May 2016 | May 2016 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
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 TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-10 | Referral | 12 | 12 | $3,800 | |
| 2003-06-03 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $5,300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tops Friendly Markets, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tops Friendly Markets, LLC across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- PEPSI BOTTLING GROUPWATERTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANYSYRACUSE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BIMBO BAKERIES USALONG ISLAND CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PEPSI BOTTLING GROUPSYRACUSE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FOREST & BROOK FOOD CORPORATIONHAUPPAUGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BJ's Wholesale ClubGarden City — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Tops Friendly Markets, LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSBUFFALO, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSBUFFALO, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSTONAWANDA, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSWEBSTER, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSLOCKPORT, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSBUFFALO, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Tops Friendly MarketsBath, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Tops Friendly MarketsBUFFALO, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS #261ALDEN, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETSJAMESTOWN, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Tops Friendly Markets, LLC locationsParent rollup
- Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Other Grocery and in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS 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 Tops Friendly Markets, LLC, which operates 17 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 TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS's OSHA violation history?
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $9,100 in total penalties.
- How does TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS's safety record compare to its industry?
- TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS's self-reported DART rate is 4.56 compared to an industry average of 3.4.