SIMMONS COMPANY

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, SIMMONS COMPANY — a mattress manufacturing facility located at 540 BEAUTYREST AVE., JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 21 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $53,250.00. The inspection case was opened on 2004-03-29.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $53,250.00 is more than 8.3× the national average of $6,436.62 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 337910). This sector encompasses 82,943 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $533.9M.

State Context: Within FL, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 80,682 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,815.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 21 citations spanning 9 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 7 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 7 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning April 22, 1999 with the latest abatement deadline set for May 25, 1999. Of the 21 total citations, 6 (29%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $53,250.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $2,535.71 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 2004 inspection of the Simmons Company facility revealed a systemic failure to maintain fundamental machine safeguarding protocols, characterized by a high concentration of Repeat violations under