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BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.

1001 W. MIDDLESEX AVE., PORT READING, NJ, 07064
Operated by Bed Bath and Beyond · 1 of 80 establishments
442299All Other Home Furnishings Stores

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OSHA inspections
9
over 16 years
Violations
7
$17,625 in penalties
Penalties
$17,625
$2,518 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $17,625 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.6 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
7
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$17,625
$2,518 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 9
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 9

78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4422 within NJ. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $2,652
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
0.3
vs industry
−4.4

Reported for 2,607 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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1
Accident
1
Referral
6
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2017 – Aug 2019

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 22, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationHand(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Jun 16, 2017Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectHip(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 28, 2011LADDER,FALLFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in NJ — for Bed Bath and Beyond, not this location alone

Total cases
18
Unfair labor practice
17
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Bed Bath and Beyond locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The bunny basket's eyes can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.. Most recent recall: 2022-04-28. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-04-07Complaint1$1,000
2014-10-09Referral11$0
2014-10-09Referral1$3,000
2014-09-11Referral1$3,575
2013-09-05Follow-up0$0
2012-12-04Referral11$3,500
2011-03-28Accident11$3,300
2010-07-13Referral11$3,250
2009-08-04Referral0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. is one of 80 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bed Bath and Beyond.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bed Bath and Beyond across all 80 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. 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 Bed Bath and Beyond, which operates 80 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.

Frequently asked

What is BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $17,625 in total penalties.
How does BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. operates in the all other home furnishings stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BED BATH & BEYOND, INC..