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DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC. is a furniture stores employer in HICKORY, NC. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 4 violations and $100 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC.

377 US HIGHWAY 70 SW, HICKORY, NC, 28602

442110 Top companies in Furniture Stores

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
4 violations
$100 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.2
Industry Avg DART
1.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
4
Total Penalties
$100
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
16 years
Last Activity
13yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$25 avg per violation$33 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$100 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
2
Follow-up
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

80%
Worse than most peers
vs 66 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
69%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
95%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the furniture stores industry in NC, DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC. ranks in the 80th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 66 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 69th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 95th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.2 for the furniture stores sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.6.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $100 in total penalties.
How does DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC. operates in the furniture stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC. of HICKORY, NC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if DESIGNERS' CHOICE FURNITURE GALLARIES, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.