Establishment profile
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.
26300 FARGO ST., BEDFORD, OH, 44146
Operated by Sherwin-Williams · 1 of 241 establishments
325510 — Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Summary
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $56,496 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 94 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 47th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3255 within OH. Peer group: 94 employers. This establishment has 22 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 303 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 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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. 1 statute · 42 violations · $2,969 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2005 | 1 | 42 | 42 | $2,969 | — |
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; final payment may differ. 1 case · $2,969 in backwages · 42 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2004 – Dec 2005 | Paint and Coating Manufacturing | $2,969 | 42 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
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)
Company-level in OH — for Sherwin-Williams, not this location alone
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 Sherwin-Williams locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-01 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $19,496 | |
| 2006-06-12 | Complaint | 17 | 16 | $37,000 |
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 241 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 241 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in paint and coating manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.CIRCLEVILLE — 4 federal enforcement records
- AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INC.COLUMBUS — 3 federal enforcement records
- PPGCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- PPG INDUSTRIESDELAWARE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANYCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANYCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
- INEOS PIGMENTSASHTABULA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMSGROVE CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROYAL POWDER CORPORATIONCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANYCOLUMBUS — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Sherwin-Williams, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SHERWIN WILLIAMSCOUNTRYSIDE, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANYHARRISBURG, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANYCLEVELAND, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COEMERYVILLE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS CORockford, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANYGARLAND, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, INC.MACUNGIE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANYCHICAGO, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Sherwin WilliamsIRVING, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COLoveland, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Sherwin-Williams locationsParent rollup
- Paint and Coating ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Paint and Coating in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 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 Sherwin-Williams, which operates 241 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.
Frequently asked
- What is SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $56,496 in total penalties.
- How does SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. operates in the paint and coating manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.7.