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Food and Beverage Retailers
NAICS subsector 445. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Food and Beverage Retailers (NAICS 445) accounts for 7,399 OSHA inspections since 2016, 1% of all inspections, with $24M in current penalties ($3,217 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 11,687, with $85M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 1,725 labor condition applications and 1,686 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
21,011 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 3.3 (quartiles 1.2–6.0).
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 445 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $3,217 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 1% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 594 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 554 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 501 |
| OAR | — | 496 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 442 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 380 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 354 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 311 |
| 1910.22 | Walking-working surfaces, general requirements | 288 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 251 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Safeway Inc | Seattle | 224 |
| Walmart Inc. | Vancouver | 116 |
| Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Lakeland | 63 |
| Ralphs Grocery Company | Los Angeles | 47 |
| Kroger Co. (the) | Memphis | 34 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets LLC | Modesto | 29 |
| Stater Bros. Markets | San Bernardino | 28 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC | San Antonio | 26 |
| Albertsons LLC | Spokane | 25 |
| Super Center Concepts Inc | Los Angeles | 23 |
| The Kroger Co. | Atlanta | 22 |
| Defense Commissary Agency | Eielson Afb | 20 |
| Dept. of Defense - Usn | Port Hueneme | 19 |
| Kroger | Lynchburg | 19 |
| The Vons Companies, Inc. | Pleasanton | 19 |
| 7 Eleven Inc | Tumwater | 18 |
| Defense Commissary Agency | San Diego | 18 |
| Pueblo Inc. | San Juan | 17 |
| Chedraui USA | Los Angeles | 16 |
| Harmons City, Inc | Salt Lake City | 16 |
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 19,798 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 21,011 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23,192 | 2,235,668 | 75,038 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 21,134 | 2,194,721 | 68,116 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 21,011 | 2,272,183 | 60,671 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
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 | 107,217 | $82M |
| Service Contract Act | 1,184 | $1.1M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 793 | $951K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 464,120 | $303K |
| H-2A provisions | 268 | $248K |
| H-1B provisions | 15 | $143K |
| H-2B provisions | 64 | $97K |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 43 | $60K |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 46 | $20K |
| FLSA subminimum wage, full-time students | 37 | $7,780 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| The Kroger Company | Blue Ash | $7,877,026 |
| Dunkin' Donuts | Oswego | $1,019,768 |
| Fine Fare Supermarket | New York | $797,752 |
| Stater Bros. Markets | San Bernardino | $498,549 |
| Bevmo! Inc. | Turlock | $380,672 |
| Safeway Inc | Portland | $349,318 |
| Associated Supermarket | Brooklyn | $345,541 |
| Hy-Vee, Inc. | West Des Moines | $297,226 |
| Bravo Supermarket | Jackson Heights | $289,385 |
| Avenue Food Mart | Chicago | $252,221 |
| Chinatown Supermarket LLC | Salt Lake City | $238,901 |
| Giant Company | Lancaster | $165,653 |
| Compare Foods | Charlotte | $162,917 |
| C-Town | Brooklyn | $147,371 |
| Vicentes Supermarket Corp. | Brockton | $140,996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven, Inc. | Irving | 174 |
| Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Lakeland | 129 |
| The Kroger Company | Blue Ash | 126 |
| Ahold Delhaize USA Services, LLC | Salisbury | 63 |
| Circle K Stores Inc. | Tempe | 59 |
| Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. | New York | 52 |
| Retail Services and Systems, Inc. | Bethesda | 30 |
| Transocean Resources Management Inc | Brea | 25 |
| Wawa, Inc. | Wawa | 24 |
| Thrive Market, Inc. | Los Angeles | 19 |
| Whole Foods Market Services, Inc. | Austin | 17 |
| Amazon Retail LLC | Seattle | 16 |
| ButcherBox OpCo, LLC | Watertown | 13 |
| Schnuck Markets, Inc. | St. Louis | 13 |
| Harris Teeter, LLC | Matthews | 11 |
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 Food and Beverage Retailers have the most OSHA inspections?
Safeway Inc (224), Walmart Inc. (116), Publix Super Markets, Inc. (63)
What is the injury rate in Food and Beverage Retailers?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 4.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 3.3 with quartiles 1.2 to 6.0.
How many H-1B applications come from Food and Beverage Retailers?
1,725 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 1,686 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Food and Beverage Retailers?
$85,400,716 agreed to pay across 11,687 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.