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TRADER JOES CO

4715 SE 39TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR, 97202
Operated by Trader Joes · 1 of 165 establishments
445110Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
EIN 951987958

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OSHA inspections
3
over 24 years
Violations
8
$570 in penalties
Penalties
$570
$71 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

TRADER JOES CO has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $570 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 877 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TRADER JOES CO appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
8
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$570
$71 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · follow-up
1 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4451 within OR. Peer group: 877 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $100
Inspection frequency
76th
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
41.1
vs industry
+38.4
TRIR
50.0
vs industry
+45.9

Reported for 95 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
4.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
50.0
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

Planned
2
Follow-up
1

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 TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TRADER JOES CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-07-26Planned3$0
2001-08-30Follow-up0$0
2001-06-19Planned52$570

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TRADER JOES CO is one of 165 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Trader Joes.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Trader Joes across all 165 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TRADER JOES CO 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 Trader Joes, which operates 165 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.

Frequently asked

What is TRADER JOES CO's OSHA violation history?
TRADER JOES CO has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $570 in total penalties.
How does TRADER JOES CO's safety record compare to its industry?
TRADER JOES CO operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. TRADER JOES CO's self-reported DART rate is 41.06 compared to an industry average of 2.7.