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WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC. is a furniture stores employer in ITASCA, IL. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 9 violations and $20,000 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.

WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC.

1251 W. THORNDALE AVE, ITASCA, IL, 60143

Parent: Walter E Smithe Furniture, Inc (1 locations)

442110 Top companies in Furniture Stores

EIN: 363195096

161 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
9 violations
$20,000 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.2
Industry Avg DART
1.6
Self-Reported DART
2.8
Self-Reported TRIR
4.2
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
9
Total Penalties
$20,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
9 years
Last Activity
8yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
44% serious$2,222 avg per violation$10,000 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$20,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+2
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+1.2
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

100%
Worse than most peers
vs 37 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
92%

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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 IL, WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC. ranks in the 100th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 37 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th 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. WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.83, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 9 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $20,000 in total penalties.
How does WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC. operates in the furniture stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.83 compared to an industry average of 1.6.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC. of ITASCA, IL 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. WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Walter E Smithe Furniture, Inc.

This profile may be incomplete if WALTER E. SMITHE FURNITURE, 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.