Establishment profile
STAR FURNITURE CO INC
3131 GULF FREEWAY, Houston, TX, 77003
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,603 establishments
EIN 740920070
Summary
STAR FURNITURE CO INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 51 years of recorded history, with $280 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,793 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 51 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STAR FURNITURE CO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $280 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 J03 | 1 | 1 | $80 | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $80 | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A09 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A06 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1975 | Feb 1975 |
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. Peer group: 113,793 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 85 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.
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 STAR FURNITURE CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 51+ years. Most recent activity: 51 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 STAR FURNITURE CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STAR FURNITURE CO 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 STAR FURNITURE CO 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 STAR FURNITURE CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STAR FURNITURE CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for STAR FURNITURE CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-02-11 | Planned | 12 | — | $280 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
STAR FURNITURE CO INC is one of 1,603 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC across all 1,603 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
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- JOHNS MANVILLESOUTH GATE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION TANK CAR CO.MARION, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- ACME BRICK COMPANYMALVERN, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- SEE'S CANDIES, INC.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PCC AIRFOILS, LLCDOUGLAS, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONHENDERSON, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.ETOWAH, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STAR FURNITURE CO 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, which operates 1,603 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is STAR FURNITURE CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- STAR FURNITURE CO INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 12 violations and $280 in total penalties.