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SHERIDAN BOOKS INC

613 E INDUSTRIAL DR, CHELSEA, MI, 48118
Operated by CJK Group · 1 of 10 establishments
323111Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

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OSHA inspections
5
over 21 years
Violations
9
$5,815 in penalties
Penalties
$5,815
$646 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SHERIDAN BOOKS INC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $5,815 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 64th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 288 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

SHERIDAN BOOKS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
9
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$5,815
$646 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $5,815 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
408.10034(9)11$3,150Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 4081.217711$1,225Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 3256.01070111$800Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 4081.00340311$640Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 4081.00340911Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 4081.02130211Apr 2011Apr 2011
29 CFR 4081.21540111Oct 2008Oct 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II11Apr 2005Apr 2005

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

64th

Above average violations in NAICS 3231 within MI. Peer group: 288 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $758
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
1.2
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
2.1
vs industry
+0.4

Reported for 345 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.1
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

Planned
1
Complaint
2
Referral
2

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 SHERIDAN BOOKS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 6, 2017Amputated,Finger11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SHERIDAN BOOKS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHERIDAN BOOKS 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 SHERIDAN BOOKS INC. 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 SHERIDAN BOOKS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
4

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SHERIDAN BOOKS
613 E. INDUSTRIAL DR. · CHELSEA, MI, 48118
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 4
30May 2026View →

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 SHERIDAN BOOKS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$5K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$5K
Company-wide — THE SHERIDAN GROUP INC (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$619K
Awards (all-time)
157

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2015-06-01
    $5,165

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 323111 - COMMERCIAL PRINTING (EXCEPT SCREEN AND BOOKS). Last action: 2015-06-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-03-12Complaint0$0
2017-12-13Referral11$3,150
2011-02-14Planned53$1,440
2008-09-29Referral21$1,225
2005-02-18Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SHERIDAN BOOKS INC is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CJK Group.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CJK Group across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in commercial printing (except screen and books) within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHERIDAN BOOKS 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 CJK Group, which operates 10 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 SHERIDAN BOOKS INC's OSHA violation history?
SHERIDAN BOOKS INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $5,815 in total penalties.
How does SHERIDAN BOOKS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SHERIDAN BOOKS INC operates in the commercial printing (except screen and books) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. SHERIDAN BOOKS INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.23 compared to an industry average of 1.