SEALY MATTRESS CO.
1070 LAKE RD., MEDINA, OH 44256
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Mar 19, 2002#304489735Mar 19, 2002Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#304489735$1,5004 viol.4 violations$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #304489735
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 19, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 19, 2002
- Contested
- May 23, 2002
- Final Order
- Nov 1, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 22, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 241
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,625
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 1070 Lake Rd., Medina, OH 44256
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $2,125 | $1,000 | Sep 9, 2003 | May 23, 2002 | Nov 1, 2002 |
| 02001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $500 | $500 | May 8, 2002 | May 23, 2002 | Nov 1, 2002 |
| 03001 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Other | 1 | 241 | $0 | $0 | May 8, 2002 | May 23, 2002 | Nov 1, 2002 |
| 03002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 8, 2002 | May 23, 2002 | Nov 1, 2002 |
Mar 16, 2000#302512991Mar 16, 2000Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#302512991$5,0002 viol.2 violations$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #302512991
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 16, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 19, 2000
- Contested
- Jun 5, 2000
- Final Order
- Mar 19, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 1070 Lake Rd., Medina, OH 44256
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 160 | 3 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jun 20, 2000 | Jun 5, 2000 | Mar 19, 2001 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 6 | $5,000 | $2,500 | May 23, 2000 | Jun 5, 2000 | Mar 19, 2001 |
Jan 12, 1999#302504139Jan 12, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#302504139$96,50016 viol.16 violations$96,500 in penalties
Inspection #302504139
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 1999
- Contested
- Jun 23, 1999
- Final Order
- Nov 15, 1999
- Closed
- Nov 16, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 3 willful, 3 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $188,000
- Penalties on Record
- $96,500
- Site Address
- 1070 Lake Rd., Medina, OH 44256
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's hand amputated in panel cutter
Violations
Violation list (12 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 B01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jun 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01002A | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Serious | 1 | 140 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01002B | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Serious | 2 | 140 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01002C | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F04 | Serious | 140 | 140 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01002D | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01002E | 1910.138 Hand Protection OSHA citation code: 19100138 A | Serious | 2 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Jul 2, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 B | Serious | 1 | 100 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 2, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 01005 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jun 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 02001A | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Willful | 1 | 40 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Jun 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 02001B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Willful | 40 | 140 | $0 | $0 | Jul 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
| 02002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Willful | 125 | 125 | $70,000 | $0 | Jul 17, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Nov 12, 1999 |
Showing the 12 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 16 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 25, 1997#118115872Sep 25, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#118115872$3,0006 viol.6 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #118115872
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 1997
- Closed
- Dec 19, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 1070 Lake Rd., Medina, OH 44256
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 4 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Nov 17, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 4 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 17, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 24, 1997 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 1997 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1997 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 I | Other | 1 | 140 | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 1997 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
4 inspections, 1997 to 2002. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.