Establishment profile
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP
11555 BEREA ROAD, Cleveland, OH, 44103
Operated by American Greetings · 1 of 8 establishments
Summary
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $315 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,429 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 50 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $315 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $35 | Jun 1974 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A05 | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1974 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 C02 IIB2 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB0 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $40 | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I | 1 | 1 | $35 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $35 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 D03 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 X | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 C02 IVA | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 G03 IVD | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E09 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1976 | Apr 1976 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 85,429 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 901 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 50+ years. Most recent activity: 50 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-06-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-20 | Planned | 22 | — | $135 | |
| 1974-09-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-02-28 | Planned | 9 | — | $180 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Greetings.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Greetings across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Greetings, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATIONBARDSTOWN, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP.CLEVELAND, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATIONDANVILLE, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATIONCORBIN, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All American Greetings locationsParent rollup
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Greetings, which operates 8 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $315 in total penalties.