Establishment profile
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
4700 CREEK ROAD, BLUE ASH, OH, 45242
Operated by Sears Holdings · 1 of 2,870 establishments
Summary
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $10,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,427 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 31 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $10,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0136 A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M07 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 85,427 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 31+ years. Most recent activity: 31 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 SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. 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, ROEBUCK AND CO.. 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, ROEBUCK AND CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of StateIGT::OT::IGTcontract · Last action 2018-07-30$2,800
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 315990 - APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2018-07-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-20 | Complaint | 9 | 8 | $8,400 | |
| 1989-11-02 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $2,100 | |
| 1979-10-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-11-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-02-07 | Planned | 11 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. 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 locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Sears Holdings, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- K-MARTWEST CHESTER, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- K-MART #3881BLYTHE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.HICKSVILLE, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEARS ROEBUCK & COPhoenix, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANYVERNON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- K-MART CORPTampa, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.LEXINGTON, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEARS ROEBUCK & CO INCAurora, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEARS ROEBUCK & CO #825Orlando, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANYMARATHON, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Sears Holdings locationsParent rollup
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. 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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- What is SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $10,500 in total penalties.