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BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2

1828 MORGANTON BOULEVARD SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645
Operated by Bernhardt Furniture Company · 1 of 6 establishments
337122Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
EIN 566024777

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OSHA inspections
1
over 17 years
Violations
11
$525 in penalties
Penalties
$525
$48 avg

Summary

BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2 has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 17 years of recorded history, with $525 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 60th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 789 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2 appears in OSHA workplace safety and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
11
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$525
$48 avg / violation
18% serious82% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $525 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$525Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0304 G06 VIC111Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 J04 V11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 II11Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11Jan 2009Jan 2009

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

60th

Above average violations in NAICS 3371 within NC. Peer group: 789 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
50th
peer median: $525
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
4.3
vs industry
+2.3
TRIR
8.0
vs industry
+4.8

Reported for 160 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not properly anchored to the wall, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or injuries to children.. Most recent recall: 2016-07-12. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-12-09Planned112$525

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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Part of a larger organization

BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2 is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bernhardt Furniture Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bernhardt Furniture Company across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing within NC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Bernhardt Furniture Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2 from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Bernhardt Furniture Company, which operates 6 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2's OSHA violation history?
BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2 has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 11 violations and $525 in total penalties.
How does BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2's safety record compare to its industry?
BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2 operates in the nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. BERNHARDT FURNITURE COMPANY - PLANT 2's self-reported DART rate is 4.27 compared to an industry average of 2.