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STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC is a janitorial services employer in TROY, MI. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 7 violations and $420 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC

1080 NAUGHTON DR, TROY, MI, 48083

561720 Top companies in Janitorial Services

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
7 violations
$420 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.5
Industry Avg DART
1.7
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$420
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$26,947.24
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
16 years
Last Activity
16yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
14% serious$60 avg per violation$420 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$6,737
Avg Back Wages / Case
$26,947
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$27,367.24 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

91%
Worse than most peers
vs 1,197 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
77%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
1906028
Operation Type
B
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the janitorial services industry in MI, STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC ranks in the 91th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 1,197 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 77th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.5 for the janitorial services sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.7.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 17 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC's OSHA violation history?
STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 7 violations and $420 in total penalties.
How does STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC operates in the janitorial services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INC of TROY, MI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if STERLING CLEANING SERVICES INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.