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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.

2325 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD, BALTIMROE, MD, 21230
Operated by Sherwin-Williams · 1 of 234 establishments

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OSHA inspections
7
over 43 years
Violations
37
$3,900 in penalties
Penalties
$3,900
$105 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $3,900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38,274 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 36 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
37
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$3,900
$105 avg / violation
41% serious59% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 7

71% 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 · 23 citations in this view · $3,900 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0101 B41$520Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0038 A 211$605Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0252 A 2 IIB11$355Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 D 2 I11$295Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 F 2 II11$295Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0133 A 111$230Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0022 B 111$230Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 8900.32 G D11$230Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 D 111$220Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 D 2 I11$200Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 E 2 IVA11$190Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0030 A 111$150Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 0912.3303 F 111$115Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 0912.3304 B11$115Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11$100Jul 1983Jul 1983
29 CFR 8900.32 K A0000111$50Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 B12VII C111Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0106 E 2 IVD11Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0106 E 2 III11Nov 1989Nov 1989
29 CFR 1910.0156 B 111Nov 1989Nov 1989

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 38,274 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

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

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
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 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 36+ years. Most recent activity: 36 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 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 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 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 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 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
7
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$20,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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 · $20,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
2325 HOLLINS FERRY RD · BALTIMORE, MD, 21230
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 7
51$20,000Jan 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 contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (across 237 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$18.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$130.3M
Awards (all-time)
17,235

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1990-06-18Referral1$0
1989-07-07Planned2712$3,800
1989-05-08Complaint0$0
1985-10-01Follow-up3$0
1984-08-16Follow-up0$0
1983-01-19Planned2$0
1983-01-19Planned43$100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. is one of 234 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sherwin-Williams.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sherwin-Williams across all 234 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Sherwin-Williams, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Sherwin-Williams, which operates 234 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 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.'s OSHA violation history?
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $3,900 in total penalties.