Industries › NAICS 423
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
NAICS subsector 423. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (NAICS 423) accounts for 14,732 OSHA inspections since 2016, 1.9% of all inspections, with $62M in current penalties ($4,228 per inspection; all industries $3,759).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 3,272, with $40M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 9,162 labor condition applications and 3,020 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
20,810 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 1.5 (quartiles 0.0–5.3).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 23 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 423 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $4,228 | $3,759 |
| Share of all inspections | 2% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 2,835 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 2,345 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 1,474 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 1,399 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 997 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 938 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 930 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 662 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 652 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 595 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Srs Distribution Inc | Vancouver | 30 |
| Medline Industries | Manteca | 17 |
| Washington Cedar & Supply Co | Tumwater | 17 |
| Alro Steel | Jackson | 15 |
| Nored, Inc. | Dickinson | 15 |
| Scrap Metal Services, L.L.C. | Brownsville | 14 |
| Ace Hardware Corporation | Rocklin | 13 |
| American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. | Lodi | 13 |
| Seattle Iron & Metals Corp | Seattle | 13 |
| Strategic Materials, Inc. | Midlothian | 12 |
| Western Materials, Inc | Union Gap | 12 |
| Convoy Supply Inc | Bellevue | 11 |
| EAN Holdings, LLC. | Renton | 11 |
| Farwest Steel Corp | Vancouver | 11 |
| Gensco, Inc | Tacoma | 11 |
| Metro Metals Northwest Inc | Vancouver | 11 |
| US Steel Corporation Great Lakes Works | Ecorse | 11 |
| 123.Net Inc. | Howell | 10 |
| Alco Iron & Metal Co. | San Leandro | 10 |
| GTS Drywall Supply Company | Everett | 10 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 14,539 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 20,810 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21,681 | 1,304,392 | 28,004 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 20,723 | 1,137,793 | 26,630 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 20,810 | 1,783,156 | 25,096 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 40,825 | $37M |
| H-1B provisions | 45 | $584K |
| Service Contract Act | 344 | $494K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 5,062 | $482K |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 469 | $478K |
| H-2B provisions | 101 | $23K |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 42 | $7,260 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 2 | $1,544 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 308 | $0 |
| Employment Eligibility Verification | 1 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | Center Valley | $956,774 |
| Vintage Support Group, Inc. | Fairview Heights | $324,611 |
| Bill Miller Equipment Sales Inc | Eckhart Mines | $301,886 |
| Meshoppen Stone Inc. | Meshoppen | $245,682 |
| Ganahl Lumber Company | Anaheim | $207,621 |
| Ultimo Software Solutions Inc | Union City | $207,433 |
| Mouser Electronics, Inc. | Mansfield | $162,831 |
| Lenovo | Whitsett | $147,817 |
| HPM Building Supply | Keaau | $124,315 |
| WireMasters, Inc. | Columbia | $115,105 |
| Insight Direct USA, Inc. | Chandler | $109,654 |
| Northern Ag Service, Inc | Enid | $109,467 |
| Atlantic Plumbing Supply Corporation | Wrightstown | $107,978 |
| Canales Furniture | Arlington | $103,558 |
| Direct Supply, Inc. | Milwaukee | $96,876 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Dell USA L.P. | Round Rock | 389 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Round Rock | 332 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | San Jose | 261 |
| Cardinal Health | Dublin | 259 |
| Copart, Inc | Dallas | 154 |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | Round Rock | 134 |
| Genuine Parts Company | Atlanta | 113 |
| Arrow Electronics, Inc. | Centennial | 92 |
| Insight Direct USA, Inc. | Chandler | 75 |
| Uline, Inc. | Pleasant Prairie | 64 |
| Grainger Corporate Services LLC | Lake Forest | 57 |
| Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC | Nashville | 51 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) | Newark | 50 |
| Mouser Electronics, Inc. | Mansfield | 47 |
| Wesco Distribution, Inc. | Pittsburgh | 46 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods have the most OSHA inspections?
Srs Distribution Inc (30), Medline Industries (17), Washington Cedar & Supply Co (17)
What is the injury rate in Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 2.7 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 1.5 with quartiles 0.0 to 5.3.
How many H-1B applications come from Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods?
9,162 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 3,020 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods?
$39,622,280 agreed to pay across 3,272 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.