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STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

4119 N FREEWAY BLVD., STE. A, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95834
Operated by Sterling Business Forms, Inc · 1 of 5 establishments
323111Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
EIN 910849597

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OSHA inspections
3
over 29 years
Violations
8
$8,750 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program

Summary

STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $8,750 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 473 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
8
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$8,750
$1,094 avg / violation
13% serious87% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

83rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3231 within CA. Peer group: 473 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $1,500
Inspection frequency
94th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 10 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
0.0
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

Complaint
3

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 STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, 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 STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-05-14Complaint3$1,125
1999-12-27Complaint3$6,200
1997-05-22Complaint21$1,425

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC. is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sterling Business Forms, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sterling Business Forms, Inc across all 5 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 CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Sterling Business Forms, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, 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 Sterling Business Forms, Inc, which operates 5 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 STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $8,750 in total penalties.
How does STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC. operates in the commercial printing (except screen and books) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. STERLING BUSINESS FORMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.