Establishment profile
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.
17901 E 40TH AVE., AURORA, CO, 80011
Operated by UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC · 1 of 131 establishments
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 680221552
Summary
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $10,232 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. 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 (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $10,232 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I B | 1 | 1 | $5,357 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within CO. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 10 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 546 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) · Mar 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 NATURAL FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CO — for UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC, 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 NATURAL FOODS INC 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.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-RC-176976 | Representation election | May 2016 | May 2016 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
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 UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC 17901 E 40 AVE · AURORA, CO, 80011 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
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 NATURAL FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-07-17 | Complaint | 1 | — | $5,357 | |
| 2009-03-02 | Planned | 4 | — | $1,125 | |
| 2009-03-02 | Planned | 5 | — | $3,750 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. is one of 131 establishments rolled up under the parent organization UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC across all 131 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TRADER JOE'S COMPANYLITTLETON — 2 federal enforcement records
- Safeway Inc.Colorado Springs — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUPER VALUE, INC.AURORA — 1 federal enforcement record
- Andrews Food Service SystemsPueblo — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAFEWAY 1479WHEAT RIDGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- CEREFORM, USADENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- IGNACIO SHUR-VAU MARKETIGNACIO — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILE HI SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.DENVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- FEDERAL FOOD SERVICECOLORADO SPRINGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAM'S CLUBAURORA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.YORK, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TONY'S FINE FOODSWEST SACRAMENTO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SHOPPER'S FOOD WAREHOUSE CORP.HYATTSVILLE, MD — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.NEW STANTON, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CUB FOODSWEST ST. PAUL, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CUB FOODSBROOKLYN PARK, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CUB FOODSBrooklyn Park, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CUB FOODSMINNEAPOLIS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CUB FOODSSTILLWATER, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.RIVERSIDE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC locationsParent rollup
- General Line Grocery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- General Line Grocery in COIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED NATURAL FOODS, 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 UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC, which operates 131 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $10,232.4 in total penalties.
- How does UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.26 compared to an industry average of 3.4.