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UNIFIRST CORPORATION

2602 BARRINGTON CT., HAYWARD, CA, 94545
Operated by UNIFIRST CORP · 1 of 86 establishments
812331Linen Supply

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OSHA inspections
3
over 17 years
Violations
10
$3,750 in penalties
Penalties
$3,750
$375 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

UNIFIRST CORPORATION has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $3,750 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 373 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNIFIRST CORPORATION 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, 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
3
0.2 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
10
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$3,750
$375 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 3

33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 8123 within CA. Peer group: 373 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $675
Inspection frequency
91st
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
7.3
vs industry
+4.1
TRIR
7.3
vs industry
+3.1

Reported for 86 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.3
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

Complaint
3

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
2

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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIFIRST CORPORATION. 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
2011-03-16Complaint10$3,750
2009-11-04Complaint0$0
2009-04-15Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIFIRST CORPORATION 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 employers in this industry and state

Other employers in linen supply within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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 CORPORATION 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.

Frequently asked

What is UNIFIRST CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
UNIFIRST CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $3,750 in total penalties.
How does UNIFIRST CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIFIRST CORPORATION operates in the linen supply industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. UNIFIRST CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 7.33 compared to an industry average of 3.2.