Wholesale Trade · Lubbock, TX

Texas Industrial Choice

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $16,974 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$16,974
Back wages owed

Texas Industrial Choice in Lubbock, TX has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $16,974 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

C 68/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $17K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($17K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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Texas Industrial Choice in the Wholesale Trade enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Texas Industrial Choice at rank #548 of 1,587 employers ($16,974 owed). Texas Industrial Choice carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #548 of 1,587 Wholesale Trade employers on WHD back wages ($16,974).

How Texas Industrial Choice Compares

Texas Industrial Choice in Lubbock, TX has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC in Valley City, ND has 3 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Texas Industrial Choice to date. The Wholesale Trade sector average runs $9,112 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$16,974
Employees Affected
9
WHD Violations
9
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,886
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$16,974

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Texas Industrial Choice owed $16,974 in back wages to 9 employees across 1 case and 9 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Wholesale Trade

How Texas Industrial Choice compares to the Wholesale Trade sector, which has 6,881 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Texas Industrial Choice Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.0
Violations 0 5.5
Total Penalty $0 $9,112
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $4,665

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What to do with this record

Use Texas Industrial Choice's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Texas Industrial Choice against Electrical Wholesalers - Brockton, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Texas Industrial Choice's inspection and penalty record is typical for Wholesale Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Wholesale Trade sector
  • Texas Industrial Choice also carries $16,974 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Texas Industrial Choice been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Texas Industrial Choice, resulting in $16,974 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Texas Industrial Choice operate in?
Texas Industrial Choice operates in the Wholesale Trade sector (NAICS code 42384). This industry has 6,881 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 13,442 total OSHA inspections and $62.70M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Texas Industrial Choice owes me wages?
If you believe Texas Industrial Choice owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $16,974 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Texas Industrial Choice's safety record compare to industry average?
Texas Industrial Choice's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Wholesale Trade industry average of $9,112 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.0 per employer. For a direct comparison, Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC in Valley City, ND is a similar wholesale trade employer with $17,000 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.