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UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.

525 NEELYTOWN ROAD, MONTGOMERY, NY, 12549
Operated by UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC · 1 of 131 establishments
424490Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
5
over 8 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC. has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 8 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 17 days ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNITED NATURAL FOODS 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
5
0.6 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 4244 within NY. Peer group: 449 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $1,663
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
3.8
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
7.6
vs industry
+3.4

Reported for 673 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.6
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
2
Referral
3

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) · Apr 2016 – Oct 2021 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
6
Hospitalizations
6
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway

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
Oct 31, 2021Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwayLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 23, 2021Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadwayFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 22, 2020Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFoot (feet), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 11, 2019Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicleLower leg(s)Hospitalized
May 17, 2019Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadwayAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Hospitalized
Apr 28, 2016Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incidentFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Hospitalized

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
Jul 11, 2019Caught Between,Jack,Laceration,Leg,Pallet11
Jan 23, 2018Caught Between,Fracture,Jack,Leg,Pallet11

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
17 days ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 17 days 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 NY — for UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC, not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
6
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 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.). 8 cases · 6 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
02-CA-367428Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-268763Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-268579Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-263021Unfair labor practiceJul 2020Sep 2020ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-252252Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Nov 2020ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-CA-231163Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Jun 2019ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
02-RC-205753Representation electionSep 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 02, New York, New York
03-RC-177659Representation electionJun 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC
525 NEELYTOWN RD · MONTGOMERY, NY, 12549
Water00View →

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.

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-06-11Complaint0$0
2023-12-21Complaint0$0
2021-06-30Referral0$0
2019-07-18Referral0$0
2018-01-31Referral0$0

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 other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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.

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 UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC. operates in the other grocery and related products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.82 compared to an industry average of 3.4.