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STEELCASE INC.

214 DURHAM DRIVE, ATHENS, AL, 35611
Operated by Steelcase · 1 of 10 establishments
337214Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
EIN 380819050

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OSHA inspections
6
over 38 years
Violations
14
$18,804 in penalties
Penalties
$18,804
$1,343 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

STEELCASE INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $18,804 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

STEELCASE INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and CPSC product recalls 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
14
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$18,804
$1,343 avg / violation
79% serious21% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $18,804 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811$2,544May 2018May 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$2,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III11$2,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$2,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IIC11$2,000Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$1,700Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0511$1,700Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$1,600Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$1,500Jan 1993Jan 1993
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$1,125Jan 1993Jan 1993
29 CFR 1910.1020 E01 I11$425Aug 2014Aug 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11$210Dec 1987Dec 1987
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1910.0107 C09 I11Dec 1987Dec 1987

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3372 within AL. Peer group: 27 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $6,180
Inspection frequency
88th
peer median: 2

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
0.1
vs industry
−1.4
TRIR
3.2
vs industry
+0.4

Reported for 698 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.2
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
2
Complaint
2
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2016 – Jul 2019

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 10, 2019Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other objectFingertip(s)Amputation
Oct 14, 2016Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 STEELCASE INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
6
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Unknown.

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
STEELCASE INC.
214 DURHAM DR · ATHENS, AL, 35611
WaterUnknown50Oct 2025View →
STEELCASE INC
214 DURHAM DRIVE · ATHENS, AL, 35611
AirWaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Jan 2024View →

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 STEELCASE INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
3
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The screws connecting the seat and back to the base of the chair can detach, posing a fall hazard to the user.. Most recent recall: 2016-01-14. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-05-03Complaint11$2,544
2016-10-20Referral0$0
2014-03-07Complaint1$425
1994-03-30Planned88$13,000
1993-01-06Unprogrammed Related21$2,625
1987-11-20Planned21$210

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

STEELCASE INC. is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Steelcase.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in office furniture (except wood) manufacturing within AL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Steelcase, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STEELCASE 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 Steelcase, 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 STEELCASE INC.'s OSHA violation history?
STEELCASE INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $18,804 in total penalties.
How does STEELCASE INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
STEELCASE INC. operates in the office furniture (except wood) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. STEELCASE INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.15 compared to an industry average of 1.6.