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CINTAS CORPORATION

3201 BROOKLYN AVE, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46899
Operated by Cintas Corporation · 1 of 308 establishments
812331Linen Supply
EIN 311703809

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OSHA inspections
2
over 25 years
Violations
15
$2,880 in penalties
Penalties
$2,880
$192 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CINTAS CORPORATION has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $2,880 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 44 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CINTAS CORPORATION 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
2
0.1 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
15
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$2,880
$192 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $2,880 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11$825Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$825Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$410Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$410Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$410Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0303 E11Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 4000.40211Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0141 A04 I11Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111Feb 2001Feb 2001

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 8123 within IN. Peer group: 44 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $1,213
Inspection frequency
81st
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
−3.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.2

Reported for 106 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
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Planned
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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Violations
6
Assessed penalties
$2,199

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. 6 citations · 4S&S · 6 contractor · $2,199 proposed / $2,199 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
9106777
Bear Run Mine
Sullivan, IN
contractor: Cintas
Sep 2018YesModNegligence$1,457$1,457
6670340
Somerville Central Mine
Gibson, IN
contractor: Cintas
Jul 2007YesModNegligence$243$243
7597248
Craney Mine
Daviess, IN
contractor: Cintas
Feb 2005YesModNegligence$178$178
9106782
Bear Run Mine
Sullivan, IN
contractor: Cintas
Jan 2019YesModNegligence$121$121
6670342
Somerville Central Mine
Gibson, IN
contractor: Cintas
Jul 2007NoModNegligence$100$100
6670341
Somerville Central Mine
Gibson, IN
contractor: Cintas
Jul 2007NoModNegligence$100$100

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 IN — for Cintas Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
3

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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
25-CA-028246Unfair labor practiceJun 2002Dec 2002ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-027092Unfair labor practiceMay 2000Sep 2000ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-026760Unfair labor practiceSep 1999Jul 2000ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CINTAS CORPORATION. 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
2008-02-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
2000-11-27Planned155$2,880

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CINTAS CORPORATION is one of 308 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 308 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in linen supply within IN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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 CORPORATION 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 308 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 CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
CINTAS CORPORATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $2,880 in total penalties.
How does CINTAS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
CINTAS CORPORATION operates in the linen supply industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. CINTAS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.2.