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General Merchandise Stores
NAICS subsector 452. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) accounts for 5,088 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.7% of all inspections, with $42M in current penalties ($8,270 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 1,728, with $48M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 521 labor condition applications and 1,154 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
5,288 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 2.4 (quartiles 0.0–4.3).
All employers in this subsector
All employers in General Merchandise Stores: 235 records. The A to Z list names every employer in the subsector that has a page.
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 452 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $8,270 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 1% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 549 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 379 |
| 1910.176 | Handling materials, general | 355 |
| 1910.22 | Walking-working surfaces, general requirements | 319 |
| 1910.36 | Design and construction requirements for exit routes | 206 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 206 |
| OAR | — | 196 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 195 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 190 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 184 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Meyer Stores Inc | Vancouver | 157 |
| Target | Los Angeles | 96 |
| Dollar Tree Stores Inc | Tacoma | 94 |
| Target | Spokane | 53 |
| Dollar General | Bethel | 51 |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Sacramento | 48 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Issaquah | 38 |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | El Paso | 30 |
| Wal-Mart Puerto Rico Inc | Humacao | 30 |
| Army and Air Force Exchange Service | Jber | 27 |
| Wal-Mart Stores East, LP | Memphis | 27 |
| Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC | Thomasville | 26 |
| Dollar Tree | Saint Louis | 26 |
| Dollar General | Fulton | 25 |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Chesapeake | 24 |
| Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC | Jacksonville | 23 |
| Dollar General Corporation/ Dolgencorp, LLC | Double Springs | 22 |
| Dollar General | South Boston | 22 |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Amityville | 22 |
| Target | Richmond | 22 |
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 4,992 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 5,288 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11,280 | 2,110,260 | 78,124 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 9,646 | 2,069,512 | 77,336 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 5,288 | 690,456 | 13,497 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
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 | 108,256 | $47M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 216,833 | $540K |
| Service Contract Act | 49 | $56K |
| H-1B provisions | 5 | $11K |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 5 | $707 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 1 | $164 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 543 | $0 |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 4 | $0 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 6 | $0 |
| FLSA section 14(c) subminimum wage | 1 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | $40,662,964 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Issaquah | $453,407 |
| Belk, Inc. | Charlotte | $69,210 |
| The Salvation Army | Saint Petersburg | $52,637 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores LLC | Commerce | $41,967 |
| Dollar General | Indianola | $14,249 |
| Wal-Mart Stores East, LP | Charlotte | $12,852 |
| Walmart Inc. | Tucson | $11,491 |
| Sears | Dublin | $9,160 |
| Cost Plus World Market | Stockton | $8,459 |
| Dolgencorp, LLC | Little Rock | $5,720 |
| Dollar Tree Stores Inc | Tacoma | $5,000 |
| Walmart Inc. | Nampa | $4,728 |
| Wal-Mart Stores East, LP | Memphis | $3,959 |
| Fred Meyer | Anchorage | $3,324 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | 6,466 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | Minneapolis | 382 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Issaquah | 236 |
| Dollar General Corporation | Goodlettsville | 70 |
| Belk, Inc. | Charlotte | 37 |
| Big Lots Management, LLC | Columbus | 29 |
| Penney OpCo LLC | Plano | 25 |
| Five Below, Inc. | Philadelphia | 24 |
| Bloomingdale's LLC | Johns Creek | 7 |
| Beall's, Inc. | Bradenton | 1 |
| Custom Goods, LLC | Carson | 1 |
| Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. | Chesapeake | 1 |
| Macy's Corporate Services LLC | Johns Creek | 1 |
| PriceSmart Inc. | San Diego | 1 |
| Wooltari USA Inc | Carson | 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.
Questions and answers
Which employers in General Merchandise Stores have the most OSHA inspections?
Fred Meyer Stores Inc (157), Target (96), Dollar Tree Stores Inc (94)
What is the injury rate in General Merchandise Stores?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 2.4 with quartiles 0.0 to 4.3.
How many H-1B applications come from General Merchandise Stores?
521 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 1,154 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in General Merchandise Stores?
$47,587,607 agreed to pay across 1,728 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.