Establishment profile
WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.
13998 CEDAR ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44118
Operated by Amazon.com Inc · 1 of 564 establishments
424410 — General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 7 years of recorded history, with $9,472 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 32nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 149 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, 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
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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $9,472 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $9,472 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 4244 within OH. Peer group: 149 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Jan 2019
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2019 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2019 | Back,Concrete,Fall,Fracture,Hand,Laceration,Ladder,Vertebra | 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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, 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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, 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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.. 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 GROUP, INC.. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-18 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,472 |
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 GROUP, INC. 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 employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general line grocery merchant wholesalers within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- U.S. FOODSERVICE, INC.CINCINNATI — 2 federal enforcement records
- KROGER COFairfield — 2 federal enforcement records
- MARC GLASSMAN, INC.WOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- KrogerPataskala — 2 federal enforcement records
- KrogerBellefontaine — 2 federal enforcement records
- SPARTANNASHBLUE ASH — 2 federal enforcement records
- NASH FINCH COMPANYCINCINNATI — 2 federal enforcement records
- KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTERDELAWARE — 2 federal enforcement records
- NASH FINCH CO.LIMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NASH FINCH CO.LIMA — 2 federal enforcement records
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
- General Line Grocery Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- General Line Grocery in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, 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 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $9,472 in total penalties.
- How does WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET GROUP, INC. operates in the general line grocery merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.