Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42)

89,800 establishments in this sector filed an OSHA Form 300A summary at least once between 2016 and 2025, across 141 detailed industries.

Industries with 20 or more filing establishments (72)

NAICS	Industry	Establishments	Median TRIR, latest year
423420	Office Equipment	10,695	0.00
423610	—	4,251	0.00
423310	Lumber Plywood Millwork and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers	3,466	0.00
423720	—	3,302	0.00
423710	Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	3,208	0.00
423450	5047	3,160	0.00
424910	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	3,142	0.00
424450	Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers	3,084	0.00
423120	Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers	3,034	0.00
423830	Industrial machinery and equipment (except electrical) merchant wholesalers	3,032	0.00
423840	Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2,932	0.00
424410	General-line groceries merchant wholesalers	2,759	3.97
424490	Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	2,592	5.39
423510	Metals service centers	2,537	2.01
423330	Roofing Siding and Insulation Merchant Wholesalers	2,474	2.69
423930	Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers	2,352	1.13
423110	Automobile merchant wholesalers	2,291	2.75
423130	Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers	2,056	0.00
424690	Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers	1,961	0.00
423820	Agricultural machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers	1,933	1.22
423730	Warm air heating equipment merchant wholesalers	1,416	0.00
423990	General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers	1,299	0.00
423210	Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	1,295	0.00
424510	Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain	1,286	0.00
423810	Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers	1,279	0.00
424820	Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled spirits merchant wholesalers	1,159	3.78
424710	Petroleum and petroleum products bulk stations and terminals	1,136	0.00
424810	Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers	1,112	4.81
425120	Agents and brokers, durable goods, wholesale trade	1,013	0.00
424210	Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	951	0.93
424990	General merchandise, nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	878	0.00
423690	Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	829	0.00
424480	Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers	789	2.98
424130	Bags, paper and disposable plastics, merchant wholesalers	762	1.12
423850	Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	718	3.83
423320	Stone, building or crushed, merchant wholesalers	659	0.00
424720	Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (except bulk stations, terminals)	618	0.00
423220	Homefurnishings merchant wholesalers	596	0.00
423910	Sporting goods and supplies merchant wholesalers	539	0.00
424430	DAIRY DISTRIBUTION	527	3.51
423430	Computer peripheral equipment merchant wholesalers	452	0.00
423140	Motor vehicle parts, used, merchant wholesalers	434	4.86
423390	Building materials, fiberglass (except insulation, roofing, siding), merchant wholesalers	418	1.29
424930	Nursery stock (except plant bulbs, seeds) merchant wholesalers	365	3.20
423860	Transportation equipment and supplies (except marine pleasure craft, motor vehicles) merchant wholesalers	358	0.00
424470	Meats and meat products (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers	326	3.78
424420	—	318	5.03
423440	Restaurant equipment (except furniture) merchant wholesalers	317	0.71
424110	—	316	0.00
423620	Consumer electronics merchant wholesalers	299	0.00
424610	Foam, plastics, resins and shapes, merchant wholesalers	276	0.00
424590	Raw farm products (except field beans, grains) merchant wholesalers	248	0.00
424950	WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION	203	0.00
423490	Professional equipment and supplies (except dental, medical, ophthalmic) merchant wholesalers	202	1.04
424920	Books merchant wholesalers	196	0.00
424460	Fresh seafood merchant wholesalers	187	2.73
424120	Stationery supplies merchant wholesalers	184	1.60
423920	Toys (including electronic) merchant wholesalers	164	0.74
425110	Business to business electronic markets, durable goods, wholesale trade	151	—
423740	Refrigeration equipment and supplies, commercial-type, merchant wholesalers	145	1.64
424310	Apparel trimmings merchant wholesalers	144	0.00
424330	Clothing, women's, children's, and infants', merchant wholesalers	132	2.99
424940	Tobacco products merchant wholesalers	115	2.73
424520	Cattle merchant wholesalers	97	0.00
424320	Clothing, men's and boys', merchant wholesalers	85	0.00
424440	Chicken and chicken products (except canned and packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers	81	3.27
424340	Footwear merchant wholesalers	73	—
423460	Optical goods (except cameras) merchant wholesalers	65	0.00
423940	Jewelry merchant wholesalers	56	0.00
424350	Sportswear, men's and boys', merchant wholesalers	55	0.89
421309	—	53	—
423410	Camera equipment and supplies, photographic, merchant wholesalers	41	0.00

Industries are ordered by the number of filing establishments, not by rate. The median is taken over establishments whose latest filing is in the most recent year, when 20 or more have a valid rate.

By state

Alabama — 1,394
Alaska — 202
American Samoa — 2
Arizona — 1,526
Arkansas — 865
California — 8,207
Colorado — 1,751
Connecticut — 1,437
Delaware — 246
District of Columbia — 119
Florida — 4,889
Georgia — 3,041
Guam — 6
Hawaii — 313
Idaho — 690
Illinois — 3,857
Indiana — 2,236
Iowa — 1,642
Kansas — 1,214
Kentucky — 1,271
Louisiana — 1,173
Maine — 531
Maryland — 1,133
Massachusetts — 2,222
Michigan — 2,748
Minnesota — 1,880
Mississippi — 680
Missouri — 2,077
Montana — 398
Nebraska — 898
Nevada — 742
New Hampshire — 589
New Jersey — 2,914
New Mexico — 479
New York — 3,144
North Carolina — 2,975
North Dakota — 516
Northern Mariana Islands — 5
Ohio — 3,826
Oklahoma — 1,059
Oregon — 1,353
Pennsylvania — 3,470
Puerto Rico — 220
Rhode Island — 347
South Carolina — 1,296
South Dakota — 433
Tennessee — 2,031
Texas — 7,886
U.S. Virgin Islands — 11
Utah — 907
Vermont — 231
Virginia — 1,905
Washington — 2,074
West Virginia — 383
Wisconsin — 2,117
Wyoming — 237