Industries › NAICS 451
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores
NAICS subsector 451. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores (NAICS 451) accounts for 847 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.1% of all inspections, with $1.9M in current penalties ($2,291 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 584, with $2.6M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 314 labor condition applications and 144 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
58 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 1.2 (quartiles 0.0–4.6).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 451 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,291 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 129 |
| 1910.1025 | Lead | 111 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 75 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 73 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 60 |
| OAR | — | 59 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 54 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 36 |
| 1910.23 | Ladders | 33 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 29 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Ann Stores LLC | Mount Vernon | 12 |
| Recreational Equipment, Inc. | Sumner | 10 |
| Jo-Ann Stores, LLC | Visalia | 8 |
| Dicks Sporting Goods Inc | Bellingham | 7 |
| Hobby Lobby Stores Inc | Spokane Valley | 6 |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods | Monterey | 5 |
| Cabelas Wholesale Inc | Union Gap | 5 |
| Michaels Stores | Centralia | 3 |
| Toys R US, Inc. | Flanders | 3 |
| Jo-Ann Stores, LLC | Hudson | 2 |
| Michaels Stores | Llancaster | 2 |
| Michaels Stores | New Lenox | 2 |
| Michaels Stores | Hazleton | 2 |
| Recreation Centers of Sun City West, Inc. | Sun City West | 2 |
| Rtsp, LLC | Randolph | 2 |
| Academy, LTD | Katy | 1 |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | Westlake Village | 1 |
| Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. | Oklahoma City | 1 |
| Missouri Star Quilt Co., Inc. | Hamilton | 1 |
| Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc. | West Jordan | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 41 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 58 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55 | 6,594 | 115 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 49 | 6,757 | 68 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 4,011 | 57 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 3,535 | $2.4M |
| Service Contract Act | 113 | $122K |
| H-1B provisions | 11 | $52K |
| H-2B provisions | 63 | $38K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 144 | $18K |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 1 | $1,740 |
| FLSA subminimum wage, full-time students | 56 | $84 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 338 | $0 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 94 | $0 |
| FLSA section 14(c) subminimum wage | 1 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Industries of Central Texas | Austin | $1,395 |
| Academy, LTD | Katy | $0 |
| Barnes & Noble, Inc. | New York | $0 |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods | Monterey | $0 |
| Michaels Stores | Hazleton | $0 |
| Missouri Star Quilt Co., Inc. | Hamilton | $0 |
| Toys R US | Citrus Heights | $0 |
| Toys R US, Inc. | Flanders | $0 |
| University Book Store, Inc. | Seattle | $0 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Peloton Interactive, Inc. | New York | 94 |
| Foot Locker Corporate Services, Inc. | New York | 83 |
| Academy, LTD | Katy | 62 |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | Westlake Village | 23 |
| Bass Pro, LLC | Springfield | 22 |
| Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. | Oklahoma City | 22 |
| The Pokemon Company International, Inc. | Bellevue | 14 |
| Recreational Equipment, Inc. | Sumner | 11 |
| Sportsman's Warehouse, Inc. | West Jordan | 8 |
| Hibbett Retail Inc. | Birmingham | 6 |
| Edmond Tennis Services, LLC | Edmond | 5 |
| West Marine Products, Inc. | Fort Lauderdale | 3 |
| Barnes & Noble, Inc. | New York | 2 |
| Jo-Ann Stores Support Center, Inc | Hudson | 2 |
| Mardel Inc. | Oklahoma City | 2 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores have the most OSHA inspections?
Jo Ann Stores LLC (12), Recreational Equipment, Inc. (10), Jo-Ann Stores, LLC (8)
What is the injury rate in Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 2.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 1.2 with quartiles 0.0 to 4.6.
How many H-1B applications come from Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores?
314 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 144 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores?
$2,641,503 agreed to pay across 584 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.