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SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.

9570 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX, 77074
Operated by Sears Holdings · 1 of 2,870 establishments

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OSHA inspections
4
over 43 years
Violations
17
$10,250 in penalties
Penalties
$10,250
$603 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $10,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,797 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 35 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
17
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$10,250
$603 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 113,797 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
4

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 & CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 35+ years. Most recent activity: 35 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 & CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for Sears Holdings, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Sears Holdings locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
16-CA-140808Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Oct 2015ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-RC-010916Representation electionNov 2009May 2010ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026777Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas
16-CA-026276Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 16, Fort Worth, Texas

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 & CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SEARS ROEBUCK & 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 & CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1991-06-18Complaint87$9,900
1987-06-02Complaint7$0
1986-12-09Complaint0$0
1983-06-01Complaint21$350

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 & 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:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SEARS ROEBUCK & 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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Frequently asked

What is SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.'s OSHA violation history?
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $10,250 in total penalties.