Establishment profile
COMFORT RESEARCH LLC
1719 ELIZABETH AVE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49504
Operated by Comfort Research · 1 of 3 establishments
423210 — Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 383308162
Summary
COMFORT RESEARCH LLC has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $16,250 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COMFORT RESEARCH LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $16,250 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408.11411(3) | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 408.16247(2) | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 408.16227(2) | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| 408.11442(2) | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 408.1014J | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2024 | Aug 2024 |
| 408.13308(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 408.13308(3) | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 408.11442(4) | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2018 | Apr 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 4232 within MI. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 18 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 LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 COMFORT RESEARCH LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COMFORT RESEARCH LLC. 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 LLC. 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 LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COMFORT RESEARCH 1719 ELIZABETH NW · GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49504 | Air | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COMFORT RESEARCH LLC. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-12 | Programmed Related | 5 | 5 | $4,000 | |
| 2024-05-22 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | |
| 2021-09-29 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-04-23 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-03-01 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | |
| 2016-11-09 | Referral | 8 | 8 | $9,800 | |
| 2015-12-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
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 LLC 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
- COMFORT RESEARCHGRAND RAPIDS — 2 federal enforcement records
- MAZIN LLCEASTPOINTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- DENNIS DISTRIBUTINGCHARLOTTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- KENTWOOD WOOD SOLUTIONS LLCGRAND RAPIDS — 1 federal enforcement record
- IDZIOR FURNITUREPINCONNING — 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
- VAN DRIE FURNITURE CO OF CADILLAC INC.CADILLAC — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Comfort Research, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COMFORT RESEARCHGRAND RAPIDS, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
- COMFORT RESEARCH LLCTREMONTON, UT — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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- Furniture Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COMFORT RESEARCH LLC 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is COMFORT RESEARCH LLC's OSHA violation history?
- COMFORT RESEARCH LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $16,250 in total penalties.
- How does COMFORT RESEARCH LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- COMFORT RESEARCH LLC operates in the furniture merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. COMFORT RESEARCH LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.11 compared to an industry average of 1.1.