Establishment profile
CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC
406 BROOKLYN RD, SUMTER, SC, 29150
337122 — Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
EIN 570382139
Summary
CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $7,863 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 190 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $7,863 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1001.2 A | 2 | 2 | $1,300 | Feb 1983 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 2 | 2 | $775 | Jan 2010 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G06 VIC5 | 2 | 2 | $750 | Jan 2010 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 2 | 2 | $615 | Jan 2010 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1983 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1983 | Jan 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 P04 | 1 | 1 | $488 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $375 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $330 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G06 VIC3 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 II | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3371 within SC. Peer group: 190 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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.
Reported for 30 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
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
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 CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC. 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 CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC 406 BROOKLYN ST · SUMTER, SC, 29150 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Nov 2022 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Veterans AffairsCAROLINA BUSINESS FURNITURE AEON LOUNGE CHAIR AS Pcontract · Last action 2008-07-29$1,832
- Department of Veterans AffairsCAROLINA BUSINESS FURNITURE TALOS LAMP TABLE CARMEcontract · Last action 2008-07-31$1,453
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Last action: 2008-07-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-05 | Planned | 9 | 8 | $3,363 | |
| 2009-10-21 | Planned | 20 | 19 | $4,500 | |
| 1986-01-14 | Planned | 8 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-08-04 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-02-09 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing within SC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DILLION FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CODILLION — 1 federal enforcement record
- PILLIOD FURNITURE, INC.NICHOLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- EDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.CONWAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- DURACASE, INC.RIDGELAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS CORPORATIONSUMTER — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC's OSHA violation history?
- CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $7,862.5 in total penalties.
- How does CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC operates in the nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. CAROLINA FURNITURE WORKS INC's self-reported DART rate is 4.06 compared to an industry average of 2.