Establishment profile
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.
419 MILFORD HARRINGTON HWY, MILFORD, DE, 19963
Operated by United States Cold Storage · 1 of 39 establishments
493120 — Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
EIN 111618557
Summary
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $2,760 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 66th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $2,760 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q08 I | 1 | 1 | $1,380 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,380 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 L04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H03 IB | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
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 4931 within DE. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 8 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 54 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 2020
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2020 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | 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 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-12-02 | Planned | 8 | 4 | $2,760 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. is one of 39 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United States Cold Storage.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United States Cold Storage across all 39 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in refrigerated warehousing and storage within DE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLCNEW CASTLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCHANTS TERMINAL CORPORATIONNEW CASTLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- MTC LOGISTICSNEW CASTLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BURRIS LOGISTICSNEW CASTLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUIS DREYFUS DISTRIBUTION CENTERNEWARK — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. COLD STORAGEMILFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURRIS REFRIGERATED LOGISTICSNEW CASTLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- DELAWARE REFRIGERATED SERVICESNEW CASTLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE PICTSWEET COMPANYBRIDGEVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURRIS RETAIL LOGISTICS, INC.HARRINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by United States Cold Storage, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.MINOOKA, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.LYONS, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGEDALLAS, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGEOMAHA, NE — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGELYONS, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGEUNION CITY, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGETULARE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE INC.MIAMI, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGEARLINGTON, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGEDENTON, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All United States Cold Storage locationsParent rollup
- Refrigerated Warehousing and StorageAll employers in this industry
- Employers in DEState-wide enforcement data
- Refrigerated Warehousing and in DEIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, 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 States Cold Storage, which operates 39 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $2,760 in total penalties.
- How does UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.42 compared to an industry average of 2.9.