Establishment profile
UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY
55 PRODUCE ROW, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63102
424480 — Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $35,206 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 77 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within MO. Peer group: 77 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 450 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
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- 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) · Oct 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2018 | Amputated,Amputation,Finger,Food Preparation,Food processing,Jammed | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MO — for UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY, not this location alone
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 UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-10-31 | Referral | 5 | 4 | $18,000 | |
| 2018-09-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-11-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $3,880 | |
| 2016-09-20 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $12,026 | |
| 1999-10-21 | Unprogrammed Related | 2 | 2 | $1,300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers within MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PROFFER WHOLESALE PRODUCE, INC.PARK HILLS — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.SAINT LOUIS — 2 federal enforcement records
- PROFFER WHOLESALE PRODUCE,INC.PARK HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- C & C PRODUCEKANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HARD-E FOODS, INC.SAINT LOUIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- GALLO PRODUCE & FOOD PDTS INC.KANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PROFFER WHOLESALEPARK HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY 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.
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Frequently asked
- What is UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $35,205.6 in total penalties.
- How does UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY operates in the fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. UNITED FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.29 compared to an industry average of 3.4.