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J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.

11800 W. BURLEIGH STREET, WAUWATOSA, WI, 53222
Operated by JCPenney · 1 of 321 establishments
493110General Warehousing and Storage

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OSHA inspections
6
over 34 years
Violations
8
$12,000 in penalties
Penalties
$12,000
$1,500 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $12,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 244 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, 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, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
8
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$12,000
$1,500 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6

33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4931 within WI. Peer group: 244 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $1,268
Inspection frequency
99th
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
3.3
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
4.1
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 596 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
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.1
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
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 2, 2017Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.Multiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, 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 J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The puffer jackets have a drawstring located inside the lining of the bottom area of the garment. The drawstring can become entangled or caught on playground slides, handrails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing an entanglement hazard to children.. Most recent recall: 2021-05-26. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-05-14Referral54$12,000
2005-10-27Referral0$0
1995-02-23Complaint0$0
1994-05-20Monitoring0$0
1993-05-20Complaint3$0
1991-12-04Other0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. is one of 321 establishments rolled up under the parent organization JCPenney.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of JCPenney across all 321 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 J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, 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 JCPenney, which operates 321 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.

Frequently asked

What is J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $12,000 in total penalties.
How does J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.33 compared to an industry average of 4.3.