Establishment profile
COMFORT RESEARCH
3860 ROGER B CHAFFEE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49548
Operated by Comfort Research · 1 of 3 establishments
423210 — Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 383308162
Summary
COMFORT RESEARCH has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $740 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COMFORT RESEARCH appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4232 within MI. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 105 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 COMFORT RESEARCH. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 5 violations · $1,315 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Dec 2009 | 1 | 5 | 5 | $1,315 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $1,315 in backwages · 5 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2007 – Dec 2009 | Home Furnishings Stores | $1,315 | 5 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COMFORT RESEARCH. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for COMFORT RESEARCH. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for COMFORT RESEARCH. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COMFORT RESEARCH. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COMFORT RESEARCH. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, become entrapped, suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.. Most recent recall: 2018-01-02. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-26 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $240 | |
| 2005-02-02 | Complaint | 7 | 3 | $500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
COMFORT RESEARCH is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Comfort Research.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Comfort Research across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in furniture merchant wholesalers within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE FACILITY GROUP, LLCDETROIT — 2 federal enforcement records
- VAN DRIE FURNITURE CO OF CADILLAC INC.CADILLAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAZIN LLCEASTPOINTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- DENNIS DISTRIBUTINGCHARLOTTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- KENTWOOD WOOD SOLUTIONS LLCGRAND RAPIDS — 1 federal enforcement record
- RAYHAVEN GROUP INCSOUTHFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- RAYHAVEN GROUP, INC.LIVONIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- KENTWOOD OFFICE FURNITURE INCKENTWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- IDZIOR FURNITUREPINCONNING — 1 federal enforcement record
- COMFORT RESEARCH LLCGRAND RAPIDS — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Comfort Research, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COMFORT RESEARCH LLCGRAND RAPIDS, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- COMFORT RESEARCH LLCTREMONTON, UT — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Comfort Research locationsParent rollup
- Furniture Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MIState-wide enforcement data
- Furniture Merchant Wholesalers in MIIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COMFORT RESEARCH 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 Comfort Research, which operates 3 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.
Frequently asked
- What is COMFORT RESEARCH's OSHA violation history?
- COMFORT RESEARCH has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $740 in total penalties.
- How does COMFORT RESEARCH's safety record compare to its industry?
- COMFORT RESEARCH operates in the furniture merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. COMFORT RESEARCH's self-reported DART rate is 2.11 compared to an industry average of 1.1.