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WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC.

151 UNION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94111
Operated by WILLIAMS SONOMA INC · 1 of 14 establishments

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OSHA inspections
2
over 21 years
Violations
2
$2,850 in penalties
Penalties
$2,850
$1,425 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $2,850 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 51st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 426 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$2,850
$1,425 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $2,850 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3286 A01 B11$2,700Aug 2007Aug 2007
3282 P01 C11$150Aug 2007Aug 2007

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

51st

Above average violations in NAICS 4529 within CA. Peer group: 426 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $450
Inspection frequency
76th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2

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 WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$1,000,553
Employees affected
479

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 · 479 violations · $1,000,553 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 2004 – Feb 20052479479$1,000,553

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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 479 violations · $1,000,553 in backwages · 479 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Feb 2003 – Feb 2005All Other Home Furnishings StoresFLSA454454$932,977
Oct 2002 – Oct 2004All Other Home Furnishings StoresFLSA2525$67,576

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 2 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WILLIAMS SONOMA
151 UNION STREET · SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94111
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC.
151 UNION ST · SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94111
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-12-09Complaint0$0
2007-07-02Complaint21$2,850

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. is one of 14 establishments rolled up under the parent organization WILLIAMS SONOMA INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of WILLIAMS SONOMA INC across all 14 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 WILLIAMS SONOMA INC, which operates 14 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 WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $2,850 in total penalties.