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HERMAN MILLER INC

1116 MARIGOLD DR, HOLLAND, MI, 49424
Operated by MILLERKNOLL, INC · 1 of 37 establishments
337211Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 27 years
Violations
2
$3,000 in penalties
Penalties
$3,000
$1,500 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HERMAN MILLER INC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $3,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 30th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 156 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 41st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HERMAN MILLER INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$3,000
$1,500 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · accident
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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $3,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4084.01140211$1,500Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 4084.32080211$1,500Mar 1999Mar 1999

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

30th

Below average violations in NAICS 3372 within MI. Peer group: 156 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
64th
peer median: $1,450
Inspection frequency
41st
peer median: 2

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
5.2
vs industry
+3.8
TRIR
5.9
vs industry
+3.7

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

Industry avg TRIR
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.9
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

Accident
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 HERMAN MILLER INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 24, 1999FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,CONVEYOR,FALL,AERIAL LIFT,OVERTURNFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 HERMAN MILLER INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HERMAN MILLER INC. 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 INC. 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 INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HERMAN MILLER INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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
HERMAN MILLER INC
10201 ADAMS ST · HOLLAND, MI, 49424
RCRANo Violation Identified00Dec 2005View →

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 HERMAN MILLER INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
2
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

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.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 2 recalls shown · 2 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Herman Miller and Design Within Reach Recall Dressers and Cabinets Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Remedy May Be Delayed Due to COVID-19 Restrictions; Keep Product Away from Children (Recall Alert)
#20747
May 2020The recalled dressers and cabinets are unstable and can tip over if not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children. The chests do not comply with the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard (ASTM F2057-19).View →
Herman Miller Recalls Fiberglass Rocking Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
#18010
Oct 2017The rocker's base can separate from the seat, posing a fall hazard.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MILLERKNOLL INC (across 21 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$69.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.1B
Awards (all-time)
21,615

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
2011-02-17Other0$0
1999-02-26Accident22$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

HERMAN MILLER INC 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:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by MILLERKNOLL, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HERMAN MILLER 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 MILLERKNOLL, INC, which operates 37 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 HERMAN MILLER INC's OSHA violation history?
HERMAN MILLER INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $3,000 in total penalties.
How does HERMAN MILLER INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HERMAN MILLER INC operates in the wood office furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. HERMAN MILLER INC's self-reported DART rate is 5.21 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has HERMAN MILLER INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving HERMAN MILLER INC.