Establishment profile
SHELDON CLEANERS
3000 BRETON RD SE, KENTWOOD, MI, 49512
Operated by Sheldon Company · 1 of 2 establishments
812320 — Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
EIN 381800558
Summary
SHELDON CLEANERS has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $1,750 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 130 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SHELDON CLEANERS appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $1,750 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325.47201(3) | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 408.1014J | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 408.1014C | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 408.13392 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 408.13312(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 4081.0241 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2000 | Jul 2000 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 8123 within MI. Peer group: 130 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 60 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
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- 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 SHELDON CLEANERS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 24 violations · $5,808 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Mar 2023 | 1 | 23 | 22 | $5,808 | — |
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Mar 2023 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · $5,808 in backwages · 22 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 – Mar 2023 | Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners | — | — | 22 | $5,808 | — |
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 SHELDON CLEANERS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SHELDON CLEANERS. 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 SHELDON CLEANERS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SHELDON CLEANERS. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHELDON CLEANERS CO 3000 BRETON AVE SE · KENTWOOD, MI, 49512 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jul 2005 | View → |
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 SHELDON CLEANERS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | Complaint | 6 | 6 | $1,750 | |
| 2013-08-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-07-03 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SHELDON CLEANERS is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sheldon Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sheldon Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated) within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- YONA SOLUTIONSWESTLAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- MID-TOWN CLEANERSST JOSEPH — 1 federal enforcement record
- COLLEGE LAUNDRY & RENTALS, INC.MARQUETTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SANITARY CLEANERSST JOSEPH — 1 federal enforcement record
- SHIVWA CORPEAST LANSING — 1 federal enforcement record
- SEVENTH HEAVEN, LTD. DBA FORDSON CLEANERSDEARBORN — 1 federal enforcement record
- REINO LINEN SERVICES BROWNSTOWNBROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORDSON CLEANERSDEARBORN — 1 federal enforcement record
- ESCANABA STEAM LAUNDRY INCESCANABA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Sheldon Company locationsParent rollup
- Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)All employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Drycleaning and Laundry in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHELDON CLEANERS 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 Sheldon Company, which operates 2 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SHELDON CLEANERS's OSHA violation history?
- SHELDON CLEANERS has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $1,750 in total penalties.
- How does SHELDON CLEANERS's safety record compare to its industry?
- SHELDON CLEANERS operates in the drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. SHELDON CLEANERS's self-reported DART rate is 6.99 compared to an industry average of 0.6.