Establishment profile
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
471 ROUTE 35 N., RED BANK, NJ, 07701
Operated by Amazon.com Inc · 1 of 564 establishments
445110 — Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
EIN 521711175
Summary
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 5 years of recorded history, with $26,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 247 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 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, 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
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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $26,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 1 | 1 | $13,000 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $13,000 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4451 within NJ. Peer group: 247 employers. This establishment has 2 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 121 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — 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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-CA-356304 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 04-CA-264841 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2020 | — | Open | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 22-CA-143500 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-143496 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Feb 2015 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
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, 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, 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, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-29 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $26,000 |
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, 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 supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- STOP AND SHOP SUPERMARKETUNION — 2 federal enforcement records
- PATHMARK STORES INC.WHIPPANY — 2 federal enforcement records
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.MARLTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ShopRiteHackettstown — 2 federal enforcement records
- Shop-RiteGarwood — 2 federal enforcement records
- Super SupermarketHaledon — 2 federal enforcement records
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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
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)All employers in this industry
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
- Supermarkets and Other in NJIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $26,000 in total penalties.
- How does WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. operates in the supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.17 compared to an industry average of 2.7.