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UNIFIRST INC

700 SOUTH ETIWANDA AVENUE SUITE C, ONTARIO, CA, 91761
Operated by UNIFIRST CORP · 1 of 86 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 30 years
Violations
4
$675 in penalties
Penalties
$675
$169 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

UNIFIRST INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 30 years of recorded history, with $675 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,380 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 30 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNIFIRST INC 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 30 yrs
Violations
4
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$675
$169 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $675 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3382 A11$225Aug 1996Aug 1996
3368 B11$150Aug 1996Aug 1996
5194 E01 A11$150Aug 1996Aug 1996
6151 G0211$150Aug 1996Aug 1996

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

76th

Above average violations. Peer group: 119,380 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
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
4.7
vs industry
—
TRIR
4.7
vs industry
—

Reported for 20 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

Complaint
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 INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
—
Most recent activity
30 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 30+ years. Most recent activity: 30 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 INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIFIRST INC. 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.

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.). 3 cases · 1 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
31-CA-296108Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RD-293665Representation electionApr 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-140568Representation electionNov 2014Dec 2014ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

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 INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$-74786.69
Obligated (all-time)
$211K
Awards
6
Top agency
Department of Defense
$209K
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.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$209K
Department of Veterans Affairs$2K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    BASE-ARC FLASH PROTECT PANTS&SHIRTS
    contract · Last action 2015-03-17
    $127,837
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF LEASE&SERVICE SHIRTS, PANTS, COVERALLS, SHOP TOWELS
    contract · Last action 2023-08-09
    $53,589
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF COVERALLS SUPPLY
    contract · Last action 2019-10-09
    $27,088
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::CL::IGF UNIFORM LAUNDRY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2017-12-08
    $1,200
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB COATS TO BE LAUNDERED.
    contract · Last action 2010-10-08
    $983
  • Department of Defense
    COVERALL, UNIFORM SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2008-09-29
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 812332 - INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS. Last action: 2023-08-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1996-04-02Complaint4—$675

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIFIRST INC 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 INC 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 INC's OSHA violation history?
UNIFIRST INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $675 in total penalties.