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CINTAS CORPORATION

1025 NATIONAL PARKWAY, SCHAUMBURG, IL, 60173
Operated by Cintas Corporation · 1 of 306 establishments
812332Industrial Launderers
EIN 311703809

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OSHA inspections
2
over 23 years
Violations
4
$3,000 in penalties
Penalties
$3,000
$750 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CINTAS CORPORATION has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $3,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 59th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 72nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CINTAS CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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 23 yrs
Violations
4
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$3,000
$750 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $3,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0211$1,000Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$1,000Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,000Jul 2003Jul 2003
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111Jul 2003Jul 2003

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

59th

Above average violations in NAICS 8123 within IL. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $840
Inspection frequency
72nd
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
2.5
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
2.5
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 122 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
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.5
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
2

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
21 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 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 Minerals
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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
1
Formal actions
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CINTAS CORP
1025 NATIONAL PKWY · SCHAUMBURG, IL, 60173
AirWaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
11Jan 2025View →

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 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
2005-05-18Complaint0$0
2003-05-20Complaint43$3,000

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 306 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 306 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 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 306 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 4 violations and $3,000 in total penalties.
How does CINTAS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
CINTAS CORPORATION operates in the industrial launderers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. CINTAS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.47 compared to an industry average of 1.5.