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SEARS

10 WHITTEN ROAD, AUGUSTA, ME, 04330
Operated by Sears Holdings · 1 of 2,870 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 20 years
Violations
6
$7,500 in penalties
Penalties
$7,500
$1,250 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SEARS has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 20 years of recorded history, with $7,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SEARS appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 20 yrs
Violations
6
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$7,500
$1,250 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $7,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0211$1,500Sep 2006Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$1,500Sep 2006Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,500Sep 2006Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$1,500Sep 2006Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0335 B0111$1,500Sep 2006Sep 2006
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11Sep 2006Sep 2006

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4521 within ME. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $270
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SEARS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
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 SEARS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2004 – Jun 2006Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)0

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 SEARS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SEARS. 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 SEARS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$62.6M
Disposition
DP
Crime type
Fraud - General

First case: 2001-04-01. Most recent: 2001-04-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

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

Top hazard: The blower/vac's motor can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.. Most recent recall: 2015-12-09. 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. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
The Craftsman Brand Recalls Blower/Vacs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
#16056
Dec 2015The blower/vac's motor can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.View →

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-08-07Complaint64$7,500

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SEARS is one of 2,870 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sears Holdings.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sears Holdings across all 2,870 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 SEARS 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 Sears Holdings, which operates 2,870 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 SEARS's OSHA violation history?
SEARS has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $7,500 in total penalties.