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CINTAS CORP

2420 EAST OAKTON STREET, Arlington Hts, IL, 60005
Operated by Cintas Corporation · 1 of 307 establishments
EIN 311703809

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OSHA inspections
1
over 49 years
Violations
3
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CINTAS CORP has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 49 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,453 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 49 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CINTAS CORP appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111Jan 1977Jan 1977
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Jan 1977Jan 1977
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511Jan 1977Jan 1977

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

63rd

Above average violations. Peer group: 76,453 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
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
TRIR
1.1
vs industry

Reported for 87 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
1

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 CINTAS CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 49+ years. Most recent activity: 49 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 CINTAS CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in IL — for Cintas Corporation, not this location alone

Violations
4
Assessed penalties
$1,250

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Cintas Corporation operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 4 citations · 1S&S · 4 contractor · $1,250 proposed / $804 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8445528
Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground
Saline, IL
contractor: Cintas
Sep 2013NoLowNegligence$946$500
8956889
Bluff City Mine
Madison, IL
contractor: Cintas Corporation
Nov 2017NoLowNegligence$118$118
8944310
Federal Underground
Cook, IL
contractor: Cintas
Oct 2016NoLowNegligence$114$114
7581921
New Era Mine
Saline, IL
contractor: Cintas
Jun 2005YesModNegligence$72$72

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Cintas Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
19
Unfair labor practice
19

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 Cintas Corporation locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 19 cases · 19 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-319769Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-045256Unfair labor practiceApr 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044851Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Sep 2009ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044820Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044365Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-044144Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
33-CA-014746Unfair labor practiceOct 2004Jul 2008ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
04-CA-034162Unfair labor practiceMay 2004Aug 2008ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13-CA-041312Unfair labor practiceSep 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041305Unfair labor practiceSep 2003Sep 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041259Unfair labor practiceAug 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041247Unfair labor practiceAug 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041195Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Jul 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041125Unfair labor practiceJun 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-041063Unfair labor practiceMay 2003Sep 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-040994Unfair labor practiceApr 2003Aug 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-040966Unfair labor practiceApr 2003Apr 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-040879Unfair labor practiceMar 2003Aug 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-040826Unfair labor practiceFeb 2003Sep 2003ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 CINTAS CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CINTAS CORP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CINTAS CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CINTAS CORPORATION (across 97 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$3.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$29.1M
Awards (all-time)
1,745

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1976-12-21Complaint3$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CINTAS CORP is one of 307 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cintas Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cintas Corporation across all 307 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Cintas Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CINTAS 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 Cintas Corporation, which operates 307 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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Frequently asked

What is CINTAS CORP's OSHA violation history?
CINTAS CORP has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $0 in total penalties.