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STERLING SANITATION INC is a solid waste collection employer in CHESTERFIELD, MI. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 22 violations and $400 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

STERLING SANITATION INC

48655 GRATIOT AVE, CHESTERFIELD, MI, 48051

Parent: SIGNET JEWELERS LTD (901 locations)

562111 Top companies in Solid Waste Collection

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
22 violations
$400 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
5
Industry Avg DART
4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
22
Total Penalties
$400
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
13 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
1.7/yr
Violation Severity Mix
23% serious$18 avg per violation$200 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$400 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

99%
Worse than most peers
vs 99 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
65%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
76%

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$75,000,000 totallast: 2000-05-31

SEC Litigation Releases filed against SIGNET JEWELERS LTD— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

STERLING SANITATION INC is one of 901 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization SIGNET JEWELERS LTD. SIGNET JEWELERS LTD is a SEC public reporter (SIG), with most recent reported revenue of $6.8B.

Federal enforcement records on STERLING SANITATION INC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of SIGNET JEWELERS LTD across all 901 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by SIGNET JEWELERS LTD

Other employers in Solid Waste Collection within MI

Industry context

Within the solid waste collection industry in MI, STERLING SANITATION INC ranks in the 99th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 99 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 65th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 76th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 5 for the solid waste collection sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 4.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STERLING SANITATION INC's OSHA violation history?
STERLING SANITATION INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $400 in total penalties.
How does STERLING SANITATION INC's safety record compare to its industry?
STERLING SANITATION INC operates in the solid waste collection industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING SANITATION INC of CHESTERFIELD, MI from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. STERLING SANITATION INC resolves to the parent rollup SIGNET JEWELERS LTD, which operates 901 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if STERLING SANITATION INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.