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SHEAR BLISS
$1,920
penalties
13
viol.
3
insp.

SHEAR BLISS

397 3RD AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10016NAICS 812112 Beauty Salons

Inspections
3
Nov 2011 to Jan 2014 · 1 safety, 2 health
Violations
13
across 3 inspections
Penalties on record
$1,920
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 4Willful 0Repeat 3Other 6

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Inspection records

Jan 29, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#339571960$4002 viol.

Inspection #339571960

Dates

Opened
Jan 29, 2014
Closing Conference Date
Jan 29, 2014
Contested
Aug 19, 2014
Final Order
Jan 8, 2015
Closed
Nov 19, 2015

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
12
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$1,200
Penalties on Record
$400
Site Address
397 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10016
Industry
812112 Beauty Salons

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 D02 II
Other12$1,200$400Sep 12, 2014Aug 19, 2014Jan 8, 2015
020011910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 N02
Other12$0$0Sep 12, 2014Aug 19, 2014Dec 22, 2014
Sep 26, 2012Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#316219955$3203 viol.

Inspection #316219955

Dates

Opened
Sep 26, 2012
Closing Conference Date
Sep 26, 2012
Final Order
Nov 27, 2013
Closed
Aug 29, 2013

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
10

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 repeat
Initial Penalties
$2,400
Penalties on Record
$320
Site Address
397 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10016
Industry
812112 Beauty Salons

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 D01 I
Repeat18$2,400$320May 9, 2013-Nov 27, 2013
01001B1910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 M05
Repeat18$0$0May 9, 2013-Nov 27, 2013
01001C1910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 N01
Repeat18$0$0May 9, 2013-Nov 27, 2013
Nov 8, 2011Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#316069202$1,2008 viol.

Inspection #316069202

Dates

Opened
Nov 8, 2011
Closing Conference Date
Nov 8, 2011
Closed
Dec 29, 2014

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
10
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
8
Violation Types
4 serious, 4 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$2,400
Penalties on Record
$1,200
Site Address
397 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10016
Industry
812112 Beauty Salons

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.

Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

SubstanceSamplesResult RangeUnit
Formaldehyde30ppm

Violations

Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 D01 I
Serious18$2,400$1,200Jun 20, 2012--
01001B1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I
Serious16$0$0Jun 20, 2012--
01001C1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 II
Serious16$0$0Jun 20, 2012--
01001D1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01
Serious16$0$0Jun 20, 2012--
02001A1910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 M05
Other18$0$0Jun 20, 2012--
02001B1910.1048
Formaldehyde
OSHA citation code: 19101048 N01
Other18$0$0Jun 20, 2012--
02001C1910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01
Other18$0$0Jun 20, 2012--
02001D1910.1200
Hazard Communication
OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01
Other18$0$0Jun 20, 2012--

Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $200 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

CitationFTA InspectionFTA IssuanceFTA PenaltyFTA ContestFTA Final Order
02001C#316219955Mar 25, 2013$100Jul 3, 2013Nov 27, 2013
02001D#316219955Mar 25, 2013$100Jul 3, 2013Nov 27, 2013
Inspections 1 to 3 of 3, newest first

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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

Standards cited

1910.1048Formaldehyde8 citations · $1,920
1910.134Respiratory Protection3 citations · $0
1910.1200Hazard Communication2 citations · $0

Chemical exposure sampling

Samples
3
Substances
1
Inspections
1

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer4.3
Industry average2.6
Penalties per inspection
This employer$640
Industry average$1,562

Other Services (except Public Administration), 8,792 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: personal care services reported 0.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 30.5%; NAICS 8121 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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