Wholesale Trade

6,960
Employers
13,424
Inspections
37,708
Violations
$62.8M
Total Penalties
$5K
Avg per Inspection

What the Data Says About Wholesale Trade

The Wholesale Trade sector (NAICS 42) contains 6,960 employers with OSHA enforcement records, generating 13,424 inspections and 37,708 documented violations across the industry. That works out to 2.81 violations per inspection and roughly 1.9 inspections per employer. Cumulative OSHA penalties against this sector total $62.8M, averaging $5K per inspection.

Compared against every other industry PlainWorker tracks, Wholesale Trade ranks #2 of 22 when measured by average penalty per inspection. The cross-industry average sits near $2K per inspection, so this sector runs above the mean. Industries with higher average penalties typically see a greater share of serious, willful, or repeat violations, categories OSHA reserves for hazards likely to cause serious physical harm or where employers knowingly disregarded the law.

The 6,960 employers shown below represent only workplaces with inspection or wage-theft enforcement records, not the full universe of Wholesale Trade businesses. Listings are drawn from the U.S. Department of Labor's enforcement database and updated monthly. Click any employer to view their full violation breakdown, penalty history, and wage-and-hour compliance record. For wage, occupational employment, and compensation context on this sector, cross-reference the related data sources at the bottom of this page.

Highest Combined Enforcement Total in Wholesale Trade

Ranked by OSHA penalties plus DOL Wage & Hour Division back-wage recoveries combined. A high total does not necessarily mean safety violations, an employer here may have zero OSHA citations and a large figure entirely from a wage-theft back-wage case (see the Violations column).

# Employer Location OSHA Violations Penalties + Back Wages
1 Glory Global Solutions Watertown, WI 0 $2.4M
2 McKesson Specialty Distribution, LLC Memphis, TN 0 $1.6M
3 Kirnland Food Distribution Atlanta, GA 0 $897K
4 The Auto Store LLC Camden, NJ 39 $869K
5 Green Light Electric Systems Hialeah, FL 0 $836K
6 Revel Systems Inc San Francisco, CA 0 $692K
7 Wet Sun Valley, CA 0 $646K
8 CHS, INC. Roseland, NE 17 $531K
9 Nova Mud Hobbs, NM 6 $507K
10 F.W. Webb (Manasquan NJ #92) Manasquan, NJ 0 $470K
11 R & R Solutions Gravette, AR 0 $423K
12 Frank Donio, Inc. Hammonton, NJ 0 $375K
13 Gavilon Grain, LLC Wichita, KS 15 $369K
14 Kirnland Food Distribution, Inc. Atlanta, GA 0 $325K
15 Vintage Support Group, INC. Fairview Heights, IL 1 $313K
16 Premier South Roofing & Sheet Metal LLC Baton Rouge, LA 9 $307K
17 The Andersons, INC. Toledo, OH 5 $296K
18 Strategic Materials, INC. Midlothian, TX 31 $291K
19 Midwest Torching & Maintenance Clive, IA 0 $288K
20 Alexander Tank Company Luling, TX 87 $287K

All Employers in Wholesale Trade

Employer Location Inspections Penalty
Rastellli Meats Swedesboro, NJ 0 $0
Recleim LLC Norcross, GA 0 $0
Shore Construction, LLC Gibson, LA 1 $31K
Save Mart Supermarkets Vacaville, CA 3 $29K
Longwell Company Kent, WA 2 $166K
George Parsons Roofing & Siding Franklin Square, NY 0 $0
Shatila Dearborn, MI 0 $0
Mfa INC Hamilton, MO 2 $161K
Willbanks Metals, INC. Fort Worth, TX 9 $160K
Prologix Distribution Services (East), LLC Doral, FL 5 $157K
Maines Paper and Food Service Conklin, NY 0 $0
East Coast Steel, INC. Sewell, NJ 5 $156K
F.W. Webb (S.Portland ME #9) South Portland, ME 0 $0
J. Ambrogi Food Distribution, INC. Thorofare, NJ 2 $6K
Premier South LLC Baton Rouge, LA 5 $154K
Metalico Buffalo, INC. Buffalo, NY 2 $150K
Crystal Finishing Systems, INC. Schofield, WI 11 $150K
Cacique Foods LLC Amarillo, TX 3 $148K
Lenovo Morrisville, NC 0 $0
Shooters World, LLC Tampa, FL 3 $148K
Salmon Processors LLC Miami, FL 0 $0
Marco Trucking, Inc. Tampa, FL 0 $0
Garden State Bulb Company Vineland, NJ 0 $0
Channel Fish Processing CO., INC. Braintree, MA 3 $146K
AFG Distribution Asheville, NC 0 $0
Scrap Masters, INC. Toccoa, GA 5 $143K
Baker Distributing North Clarendon, VT 0 $0
Wholesale Floors LLC Phoenix, AZ 0 $0
Cibovita INC. Totowa, NJ 11 $137K
Gavilon Grain, LLC, DBA Peavey Grain West Jefferson, OH 2 $136K
Big Boy Concessions El Paso, TX 1 $2K
Arboris LLC Newark, OH 2 $135K
HS Production Los Angeles, CA 0 $0
Titan Tire Corporation Des Moines, IA 18 $134K
Rockview Milk Santa Ana, CA 0 $0
F.W. Webb (Williston VT #13) Williston, VT 0 $0
Alco Iron & Metal CO. San Leandro, CA 9 $133K
Builders First Source Anchorage, AK 2 $132K
F.W. Webb (Hartford CT #25) Hartford, CT 0 $0
Bay Bridge of Texas Brownsville, TX 0 $0
Fresh From Texas San Antonio, TX 3 $24K
Superior Dairy, INC. Canton, OH 8 $129K
Loma Vista Nursery Ottawa, KS 0 $0
Imprint.com Houston, TX 0 $0
J.E. Meuret Grain CO. INC Brunswick, NE 2 $128K
F.W. Webb (Concord NH #68) Concord, NH 0 $0
109 You Pull It Winston Salem, NC 0 $0
National Marine Suppliers Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 $0
F.W. Webb (Lewiston ME #21) Lewiston, ME 0 $0
Rich Products Corporation Brownsville, TX 4 $124K
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Source: OSHA Enforcement Data - U.S. Department of Labor (data.dol.gov)
Source: NAICS Industry Classification - U.S. Census Bureau

Top employers in 42

Top employers in 42 Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (violations). Top employers in 42 Top 5 1. Glory Global Solutions 0 violations 2. McKesson Specialty Distribution, LLC 0 violations 3. Kirnland Food Distribution 0 violations 4. The Auto Store LLC 39 violations 5. Green Light Electric Systems 0 violations Top 5 employers in this NAICS sector by total OSHA enforcement actions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (data.dol.gov).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Enforcement Data OSHA inspection + penalty records by NAICS sector · 2010–2026 OSHA enforcement records reflect inspections opened, citations issued, and penalty amounts assessed; final penalty amounts often differ from initial assessments after settlement.

Verify against the primary sources: OSHA Establishment Search · DOL Wage & Hour Division

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