Industries › NAICS 425
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
NAICS subsector 425. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (NAICS 425) accounts for 339 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0% of all inspections, with $703K in current penalties ($2,075 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 142, with $1.8M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 790 labor condition applications and 379 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
132 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 0.0 (quartiles 0.0–2.8).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 425 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,075 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| OAR | — | 45 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 43 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 31 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 26 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 19 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 19 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 14 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 13 |
| 1910.1025 | Lead | 10 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 10 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Dress for Less, Inc. | Stockton | 24 |
| Pin Hsiao & Associates LLC | Sumner | 5 |
| Apio, Inc. | Guadalupe | 2 |
| Citiquartz Texas LLC | Houston | 1 |
| Divert Inc. | Concord | 1 |
| Mascon, Inc. | Woburn | 1 |
| Transform Partners, LLC | Poway | 1 |
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 108 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 132 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 247 | 23,389 | 282 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 208 | 22,002 | 278 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 132 | 19,269 | 243 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
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 | 1,675 | $1.7M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 280 | $35K |
| H-1B provisions | 3 | $24K |
| H-2A provisions | 11 | $1,345 |
| Service Contract Act | 2 | $122 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 10 | $0 |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 4 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Kirnland Food Distribution, Inc. | Atlanta | $1,221,956 |
| Samsung Electronics America, Inc. | Ridgefield Park | $828,782 |
| Stellar Global Trading Inc. | New York | $4,209 |
| Mascon, Inc. | Woburn | $1,327 |
| Apio, Inc. | Guadalupe | $0 |
| Ross Dress for Less, Inc. | Stockton | $0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics America, Inc. | Ridgefield Park | 293 |
| Faire Wholesale, Inc. | San Francisco | 46 |
| Alibaba.com US E-commerce Corporation | Sunnyvale | 16 |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc. | Westchester | 14 |
| IM Global LLC | Elk Grove Village | 12 |
| ACV Auctions Inc. | Buffalo | 11 |
| Brumis Imports Inc. | New York | 9 |
| Minted LLC | San Francisco | 9 |
| Frontier Investment Group LLC | Wilmington | 7 |
| Kentex Corp. | Columbus | 7 |
| Enterprise Vision Technologies, Inc. | Santa Monica | 6 |
| Global Healthcare Exchange Inc. | Louisville | 6 |
| S-Platform LLC | Englewood Cliffs | 6 |
| Sega of America, Inc. | Irvine | 6 |
| Ennui Home LLC | Newark | 5 |
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 Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers have the most OSHA inspections?
Ross Dress for Less, Inc. (24), Pin Hsiao & Associates LLC (5), Apio, Inc. (2)
What is the injury rate in Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 1.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 0.0 with quartiles 0.0 to 2.8.
How many H-1B applications come from Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers?
790 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 379 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers?
$1,771,216 agreed to pay across 142 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.