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UNIFIRST CORP.

9019 RAILWOOD DR., HOUSTON, TX, 77078
Operated by UNIFIRST CORP · 1 of 86 establishments
EIN 742861951

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OSHA inspections
1
over 32 years
Violations
1
$2,625 in penalties
Penalties
$2,625
$2,625 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

UNIFIRST CORP. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 32 years of recorded history, with $2,625 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 40th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,793 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 32 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNIFIRST CORP. 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

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$2,625
$2,625 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 1

100% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $2,625 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 I11$2,625Oct 1993Oct 1993

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

40th

Below average violations. Peer group: 113,793 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
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
5.3
vs industry
TRIR
5.3
vs industry

Reported for 78 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.

Inspection breakdown

Accident
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 UNIFIRST CORP.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 23, 1993RAIL,HEART ATTACK,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,UNSTABLE POSITIONFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
32 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 32+ years. Most recent activity: 32 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 UNIFIRST CORP.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIFIRST CORP.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for UNIFIRST CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
12
Unfair labor practice
11
Representation (union)
1

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 UNIFIRST CORP 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.). 12 cases · 11 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
28-CA-020951Unfair labor practiceAug 2006Feb 2007ClosedRegion 28, Phoenix, Arizona
16-CA-025066Unfair labor practiceJul 2006Feb 2007ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024975Unfair labor practiceMay 2006Aug 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024799Unfair labor practiceFeb 2006May 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-024713Unfair labor practiceDec 2005Feb 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RD-001539Representation electionDec 2005Apr 2006ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-023901Unfair labor practiceSep 2004Jul 2005ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021493Unfair labor practiceOct 2001May 2002ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-021120Unfair labor practiceMay 2001Jul 2005ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-020891Unfair labor practiceJan 2001Jul 2005ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-020648Unfair labor practiceSep 2000Apr 2001ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-020545Unfair labor practiceJul 2000Mar 2001ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

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 UNIFIRST CORP.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIFIRST CORP.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — UNIFIRST CORPORATION (across 79 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$24.8M
Obligated (all-time)
$90.5M
Awards (all-time)
1,565

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1993-08-24Accident11$2,625

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIFIRST CORP. is one of 86 establishments rolled up under the parent organization UNIFIRST CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of UNIFIRST CORP across all 86 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by UNIFIRST CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIFIRST CORP. 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 UNIFIRST CORP, which operates 86 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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Frequently asked

What is UNIFIRST CORP.'s OSHA violation history?
UNIFIRST CORP. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $2,625 in total penalties.
Has UNIFIRST CORP. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving UNIFIRST CORP..