Establishment profile
HERMAN MILLER
18558 171ST AVE, SPRING LAKE, MI, 49456
Operated by MILLERKNOLL, INC · 1 of 37 establishments
337211 — Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
Summary
HERMAN MILLER has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $1,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 39th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 156 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HERMAN MILLER appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and CPSC product recalls 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 4081.003403 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| 408.11411(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 408.11411(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3372 within MI. Peer group: 156 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.
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 288 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 HERMAN MILLER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 – Aug 2024 | Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 HERMAN MILLER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HERMAN MILLER. 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 HERMAN MILLER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HERMAN MILLER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HERMAN MILLER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The rocker's base can separate from the seat, posing a fall hazard.. Most recent recall: 2020-05-21. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-16 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-04-24 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | |
| 2005-09-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-04-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HERMAN MILLER is one of 37 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MILLERKNOLL, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MILLERKNOLL, INC across all 37 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in wood office furniture manufacturing within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KNOLL INC.NORTON SHORES — 2 federal enforcement records
- CYGNUS INCPETOSKEY — 2 federal enforcement records
- GUILD NINES LLCGRAND RAPIDS — 1 federal enforcement record
- DYNAMIC WOOD PRODUCTS INCSARANAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- TAMBLING CORPCLIO — 1 federal enforcement record
- MASTERS MILLWORKFARMINGTON HILLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILLER KNOLL INCSPRING LAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- I C W INCZEELAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- PALADIN IND INCKENTWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- WORLD DESIGNSSPRING LAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by MILLERKNOLL, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HERMAN MILLER, INC. DBA. HERMAN MILLER MIDWEST DISTRIBUTION CTR.HOLLAND, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER, INC.STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER INC.FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPINNEYBECK ENTERPRISES INC.AMHERST, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER, INC.DAYTON, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER, INC.CANTON, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER INC GRANDVILLE OPERATIONSGRANDVILLE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER TAFT LOCATIONSPRING LAKE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- GEIGER INTERNATIONALATLANTA, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
- HERMAN MILLER PORSCHE AUDI INCParsippany, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All MILLERKNOLL, INC locationsParent rollup
- Wood Office Furniture ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Wood Office Furniture in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HERMAN MILLER 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 MILLERKNOLL, INC, which operates 37 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HERMAN MILLER's OSHA violation history?
- HERMAN MILLER has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $1,800 in total penalties.
- How does HERMAN MILLER's safety record compare to its industry?
- HERMAN MILLER operates in the wood office furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. HERMAN MILLER's self-reported DART rate is 5.21 compared to an industry average of 1.4.