Establishment profile
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.
1001 W. MIDDLESEX AVE., PORT READING, NJ, 07064
Operated by Bed Bath and Beyond · 1 of 80 establishments
442299 — All Other Home Furnishings Stores
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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
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.
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 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
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- 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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Hip(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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2011 | LADDER,FALLFatality | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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
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
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-07 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2014-10-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 2014-10-09 | Referral | 1 | — | $3,000 | |
| 2014-09-11 | Referral | 1 | — | $3,575 | |
| 2013-09-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-12-04 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 2011-03-28 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | |
| 2010-07-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,250 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $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.
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Other employers in all other home furnishings stores within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- AT HOME STORES, LLCCHERRY HILL — 1 federal enforcement record
- WILLIAMS SONOMAHACKENSACK — 1 federal enforcement record
- TRIANGLE HOME FASHIONSDAYTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- RENT-A-CENTER EAST, INC.TRENTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOME GOODSMOUNT OLIVE — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOMEGOODS, INC.FLEMINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.MONROE TOWNSHIP — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALPHA OMEGANEW BRUNSWICK — 0 federal enforcement records
- ALTERNATE ENERGY PRODUCTS, INC.EATONTOWN — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Bed Bath and Beyond, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BED BATH AND BEYOND INC #655NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- Bed Bath and BeyondElizabeth, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- BED, BATH, & BEYONDWEBSTER, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- BED BATH & BEYOND #655LAS VEGAS, NV — 1 federal enforcement record
- BED BATH & BEYOND INC.MILPITAS, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- Bed Bath & BeyondNorth Little Rock, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
- BED BATH & BEYOND INC.PORT CHESTER, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BED BATH & BEYONDPENDERGRASS, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BED BATH & BEYOND INC.DURANGO, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- Bed, Bath & BeyondLEWISVILLE, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Bed Bath and Beyond locationsParent rollup
- All Other Home Furnishings StoresAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Home in NJIndustry × state cross-filter
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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..