Establishment profile
BEST CLEANERS
522 SOUTH MAIN STREET, MIDDLETOWN, CT, 06457
Operated by Best Cleaners · 1 of 5 establishments
812320 — Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
Summary
BEST CLEANERS has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 40 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25,053 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEST CLEANERS appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1986 | Apr 1986 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 8123 within CT. Peer group: 25,053 employers. This establishment has 4 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 16 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BEST CLEANERS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $66 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2018 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $66 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 2 violations · $66 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 – Dec 2018 | Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) | FLSA | 2 | 2 | $66 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEST CLEANERS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BEST CLEANERS. 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 BEST CLEANERS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEST CLEANERS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEST CLEANERS 522 S MAIN ST · MIDDLETOWN, CT, 06457 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEST CLEANERS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-02-27 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BEST CLEANERS is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Best Cleaners.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Best Cleaners across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated) within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LIGHTHOUSE, INC.TORRINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ADVANCED LINEN, LLCMILFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEST CLEANERS, INC.GLASTONBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- DRY KLEANING BY MCKLEANSFARMINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- COUNTRY PLAZA CLEANERSSOUTHBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SUPERIOR CLEANERS AND TAILORS, INC.DANBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- ESD LAUNDRY INCSTAMFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- SANTORO'S CLEANERS, INC.TORRINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- NAUTILUS DEVELOPMENT, INC.NORTH STONINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERIPRIDE LINEN AND APPAREL SERVICEHARTFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Best Cleaners, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BEST CLEANERS, INC.PLAINVILLE, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEST CLEANERS, INC.GLASTONBURY, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEST CLEANERSCANTON, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEST CLEANERSWINDSOR, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Best Cleaners locationsParent rollup
- Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)All employers in this industry
- Employers in CTState-wide enforcement data
- Drycleaning and Laundry in CTIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEST CLEANERS 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 Best Cleaners, which operates 5 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BEST CLEANERS's OSHA violation history?
- BEST CLEANERS has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does BEST CLEANERS's safety record compare to its industry?
- BEST CLEANERS operates in the drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. BEST CLEANERS's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.6.