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COMFORT RESEARCH

3860 ROGER B CHAFFEE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49548
Operated by Comfort Research · 1 of 3 establishments
423210Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 383308162

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OSHA inspections
2
over 21 years
Violations
9
$740 in penalties
Penalties
$740
$82 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

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 (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
9
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$740
$82 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $740 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 3256.01070111$250May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 3256.00050111$250May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$240Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 4081.06320111Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 4082.21090111May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 3255.14550111May 2005May 2005
29 CFR 3256.00060111May 2005May 2005

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

81st

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
65th
peer median: $400
Inspection frequency
81st
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
2.1
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
6.3
vs industry
+4.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.3
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

Complaint
2

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

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

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,315
Employees affected
5

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

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2009155$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; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 5 violations · $1,315 in backwages · 5 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2007 – Dec 2009Home Furnishings StoresFLSA55$1,315

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

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) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) 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

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
COMFORT RESEARCH
3660 ROGER B CHAFFEE BLVD SE · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49548
AirNo Violation Identified00Feb 2010View →

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.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
2
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

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.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 2 recalls shown · 2 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Comfort Research Recalls Bean Bag Chair Covers Due to Risks of Entrapment, Suffocation to Children
#18076
Jan 2018The zippers on the bean bag chair covers can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, become entrapped, suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.View →
Comfort Research Recalls Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs Due to Risk of Entrapment, Suffocation
#15053
Dec 2014The 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.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-10-26Complaint21$240
2005-02-02Complaint73$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:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Comfort Research, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COMFORT RESEARCH from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.

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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.