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SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY

11541 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60628
Operated by Sherwin-Williams · 1 of 240 establishments

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OSHA inspections
6
over 45 years
Violations
74
$11,360 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY has accumulated 74 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $11,360 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,457 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 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY 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, 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
6
0.1 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
74
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$11,360
$154 avg / violation
32% serious68% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 6

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 0000 within IL. Peer group: 76,457 employers. This establishment has 74 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
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 COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Accident
2
Follow-up
1

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 COMPANY. 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
Jan 26, 1990CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALLFatality11

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
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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Sherwin-Williams, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1990-01-29Accident44$3,400
1987-04-03Planned0$0
1984-08-13Accident0$0
1983-11-23Planned478$6,350
1982-05-27Planned2312$1,610
1980-08-27Follow-up0$0

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 COMPANY is one of 240 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 240 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY 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 240 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 COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 74 violations and $11,360 in total penalties.
Has SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY.