Industries › NAICS 455
General Merchandise Retailers
NAICS subsector 455. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
General Merchandise Retailers (NAICS 455) accounts for 0 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0% of all inspections, with $0 in current penalties ($0 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 9, with $12K in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 25,677 labor condition applications and 1,169 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
6,996 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 4.9 (quartiles 3.2–7.0).
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 455 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | — | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $0 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Seattle | 18 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. | Marlborough | 9 |
| Radial, Inc. | King of Prussia | 3 |
| eBay Inc. | San Jose | 2 |
| Primark US Corp. | Boston | 2 |
| Express Enterprize Corporation | Manassas | 1 |
| Printemps America Inc. | New York | 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 6,983 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 6,996 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,516 | 419,408 | 13,096 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 14,773 | 869,369 | 16,329 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 6,996 | 1,953,938 | 82,269 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 6 | $12K |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 3 | $0 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 6 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Driveline Retail Merchandising | Coppell | $0 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Seattle | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| eBay Inc. | San Jose | 1,248 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Seattle | 318 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. | Marlborough | 106 |
| Catalyst Brands LLC | Plano | 27 |
| Radial, Inc. | King of Prussia | 24 |
| Saks & Company LLC | New York | 23 |
| Last Brand, Inc | San Francisco | 21 |
| Woot Services LLC | Seattle | 18 |
| Pop Mart Americas Inc. | Glendale | 12 |
| BonCamel Inc. | Long Island City | 10 |
| Transform Sears Home Services LLC | Hoffman Estates | 9 |
| Chc Fashion Group, LLC | New York | 8 |
| Fast Moss Inc | Culver City | 8 |
| SHEIN Distribution Corporation | Los Angeles | 7 |
| Good Manager Holdings Inc | Sausalito | 6 |
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 Retailers have the most OSHA inspections?
Nordstrom, Inc. (18), BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (9), Radial, Inc. (3)
What is the injury rate in General Merchandise Retailers?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 5.4 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 4.9 with quartiles 3.2 to 7.0.
How many H-1B applications come from General Merchandise Retailers?
25,677 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 1,169 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in General Merchandise Retailers?
$11,872 agreed to pay across 9 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.