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Wholesale TradeOSHA Violations & Inspection Records

This sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Wholesalers sell goods to other businesses, retailers, and institutional clients.

Records current through May 18, 2026

1,453
Establishments
1,872
Inspections
4,257
Violations
$2,485,291
Total Penalties

Common Workplace Hazards

Common workplace hazards include forklift and powered industrial truck incidents, ergonomic injuries from material handling, and slips, trips, and falls in warehouse environments. Workers may also face risks from falling objects, loading dock operations, and exposure to stored chemicals.

Most Cited Standards in Wholesale Trade

StandardCitationsPenalties
1910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01
126$39,257
1910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01
67$12,285
1910.23
Ladders
OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01
45$28,508
1910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02
44$3,125
1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I
43$26,814
1910.157
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01
39$12,837
1910.157
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02
39$1,391
1910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
38$45,388
1910.37
Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes
OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03
37$27,593
8001.400536$2,275

Top States for Wholesale Trade

StateEstablishmentsInspections
Washington221259
Oregon165194
North Carolina147188
California123152
Michigan97133
New York6079
Pennsylvania4274
Virginia4258
Massachusetts3752
New Jersey4051
Florida3243
Maryland3241
Minnesota2537
Texas3137
Indiana3136

Industry Size (BLS QCEW, 2024)

116,106
All Private Establishments (2024)
491,730
Avg. Annual Employment
$129,036
Avg. Annual Pay

National private-industry totals for Wholesale Trade (NAICS 425) in 2024, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. These are industry-wide totals from a near-complete federal count of employers. They describe the industry overall and are not a measurement of any single establishment or of OSHA enforcement activity. This is the full count of private-sector establishments in the industry, not only those with OSHA inspection records, so it is not directly comparable to the establishment count shown above.

OSHA Form 300A Reports (ITA, 2024)

209
Establishments Reporting (2024)
278
Recordable Cases
107
Days-Away Cases
0
Employer-Recorded Deaths

What Wholesale Trade (NAICS 425) establishments reported on their OSHA Form 300A summaries for 2024, submitted through OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. These are counts employers reported themselves, not the result of an OSHA inspection, and only establishments required to file under 29 CFR 1904.41 are included, so this is not every employer in the industry and is not directly comparable to the inspection counts above. Deaths are employer-recorded on the form, distinct from OSHA-investigated fatalities. These are case counts, not injury rates; for rates see the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

Official Resources

Data Source and Methodology

Data synced daily

Data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are updated daily. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.