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G & K SERVICES INC

5995 OPUS PARKWAY, MINNETONKA, MN, 55345
Operated by Cintas Corporation · 1 of 307 establishments
812331Linen Supply

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OSHA inspections
1
over 12 years
Violations
2
$1,400 in penalties
Penalties
$1,400
$700 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

G & K SERVICES INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 12 years of recorded history, with $1,400 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 60th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 44 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

G & K SERVICES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 12 yrs
Violations
2
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$1,400
$700 avg / violation
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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $1,400 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0035 B02III11$700Apr 2014Apr 2014
29 CFR 1904.0035 B02V B11$700Apr 2014Apr 2014

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

60th

Above average violations in NAICS 8123 within MN. Peer group: 44 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $190
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for G & K SERVICES INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
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 G & K SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 G & K SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for G & K SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
19
Unfair labor practice
11
Representation (union)
8

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 · 11 ULP · 8 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-RD-174725Representation electionApr 2016May 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-174366Representation electionApr 2016Apr 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-140366Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Dec 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-126543Unfair labor practiceApr 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-126277Unfair labor practiceApr 2014Apr 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-074175Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-073820Representation electionFeb 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-073323Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Feb 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019372Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017649Representation electionAug 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-002594Representation electionFeb 2007Mar 2007ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-017321Unfair labor practiceJun 2004Jul 2004ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016789Unfair labor practiceMar 2003Sep 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-002448Representation electionJan 2003Feb 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016549Unfair labor practiceAug 2002Oct 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-016996Representation electionJun 2002Jul 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-016980Representation electionMay 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016362Unfair labor practiceMar 2002May 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016274Unfair labor practiceDec 2001Mar 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 G & K SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for G & K SERVICES INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$450K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2011-01-07. Most recent: 2011-01-07. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $450,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. G&K Services Inc.
G&K Services, Inc.
Jan 2011pleaEnvironmentalOhio - Southern$450,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

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
2014-04-08Complaint2$1,400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

G & K SERVICES INC 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 employers in this industry and state

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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 G & K SERVICES 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 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 G & K SERVICES INC's OSHA violation history?
G & K SERVICES INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $1,400 in total penalties.
How does G & K SERVICES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
G & K SERVICES INC operates in the linen supply industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2.
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