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UNIFIRST CORPORATION

1150 SECOND AVENUE, NEW KENSINGTON, PA, 15068
Operated by UNIFIRST CORP · 1 of 86 establishments

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OSHA inspections
3
over 37 years
Violations
6
$20,098 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

UNIFIRST CORPORATION has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $20,098 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 64 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 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 (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
3
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$20,098
$3,350 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $20,098 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$10,864Dec 2017Dec 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$9,234Dec 2017Dec 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I11Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0211Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 III11Jan 1989Jan 1989
29 CFR 1910.0020 G0211Jan 1989Jan 1989

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3333 within PA. Peer group: 64 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $435
Inspection frequency
83rd
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
1.5
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
1.5
vs industry
−0.7

Reported for 69 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
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.5
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
1
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 3, 2017Struck by object or equipment, unspecifiedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 3, 2017Cylinder,Fracture,Struck By11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 PA — for UNIFIRST CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
19
Unfair labor practice
16
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.

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.). 19 cases · 16 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
06-CA-184412Unfair labor practiceSep 2016Nov 2016ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-175641Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-174908Unfair labor practiceApr 2016May 2016ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-RD-172983Representation electionMar 2016May 2017ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-154538Unfair labor practiceJun 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-UD-152888UDMay 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-150631Unfair labor practiceApr 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-149701Unfair labor practiceApr 2015May 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-136703Unfair labor practiceSep 2014Jan 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-133467Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-124677Unfair labor practiceMar 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-111668Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Oct 2013ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-110461Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-108265Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Apr 2016ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-RD-097418Representation electionJan 2013Feb 2015ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-097435Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-037201Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-035624Unfair labor practiceJun 2007Jul 2007ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-CA-035532Unfair labor practiceMar 2007Jun 2007ClosedRegion 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 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
2017-11-14Referral21$20,098
1994-03-08Referral2$0
1988-09-16Complaint2$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.

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Other locations under this parent

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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.

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Frequently asked

What is UNIFIRST CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
UNIFIRST CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $20,098 in total penalties.