Establishment profile
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
8825 VILLA LA JOLLA, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92037
Operated by Amazon.com Inc · 1 of 564 establishments
EIN 953096433
Summary
WHOLE FOODS MARKET has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 24 years of recorded history, with $25,190 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,380 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WHOLE FOODS MARKET 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
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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $25,190 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3328 B | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0022 A | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 342 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 3314 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 4353 D | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 3249 C | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0008 A01 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0009 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2510.0004 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 3272 B | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 3328 D | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 3241 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0026 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
| 6151 E02 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jun 2002 | Jun 2002 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,380 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 126 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- 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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WHOLE FOODS MARKET. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Amazon.com 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 Amazon.com 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.). 14 cases · 14 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-CA-309391 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 32-CA-266442 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2020 | — | Open | Region 32, Oakland, California |
| 20-CA-264834 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2020 | — | Open | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 32-CA-263226 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2020 | — | Open | Region 32, Oakland, California |
| 20-CA-236106 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2019 | Mar 2019 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-140179 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2014 | Jan 2015 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 31-CA-080329 | Unfair labor practice | May 2012 | Jun 2012 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
| 20-CA-033091 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2006 | Oct 2006 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-032980 | Unfair labor practice | May 2006 | Oct 2006 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-032973 | Unfair labor practice | May 2006 | Oct 2006 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-032934 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2006 | Mar 2006 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 20-CA-032883 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2006 | Oct 2006 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, California |
| 32-CA-021382 | Unfair labor practice | May 2004 | Jul 2004 | Closed | Region 32, Oakland, California |
| 20-CA-031825 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2004 | Oct 2004 | Closed | Region 20, San Francisco, 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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WHOLE FOODS MARKET. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WHOLE FOODS MARKET. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-18 | Accident | 15 | 1 | $25,190 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WHOLE FOODS MARKET is one of 564 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Amazon.com Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Amazon.com Inc across all 564 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Amazon.com Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WHOLE FOODS MARKETLOS ALTOS, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.POMPANO BEACH, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMAZON.COMNEW CASTLE, DE — 2 federal enforcement records
- Amazon.ComRuskin, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMAZON INC.HAZLETON, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AmazonSTOCKTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHOLE FOODS MARKETKAHULUI, HI — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHOLE FOODS MARKETGLENDALE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMAZONROMULUS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- AmazonTracy, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Amazon.com Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHOLE FOODS MARKET 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 Amazon.com Inc, which operates 564 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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- What is WHOLE FOODS MARKET's OSHA violation history?
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 15 violations and $25,190 in total penalties.