Since 2000, OSHA inspectors have visited Sheldon Cleaners in Michigan 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 8, 2019 after a complaint, in Kentwood.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $3,500; today they stand at $1,750, 50% less.
Among repair and personal services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,200 penalty. Sheldon Cleaners averages $1,750 across 1 cited inspection.
Sheldon Cleaners also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $5,808 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Grand Rapids site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 90 workers: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 65 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Sheldon Cleaners
Grand Rapids · 2025
90
5
1
6.2
2.8
Sheldon Cleaners
Kentwood · 2022
60
3
3
7.0
2.8
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Mar 16, 2021 to Mar 15, 2023
GRAND RAPIDS
24
22
$5,808
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
