LA-Z-BOY INC
500 WALNUT GROVE RD, DAYTON, TN 37321
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Inspection records
Aug 6, 2021#345465058Aug 6, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345465058$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345465058
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 6, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 7, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,680
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Road, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injures head while using staple gun
Apr 3, 2019#343903415Apr 3, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343903415$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343903415
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 3, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 9, 2019
- Final Order
- May 29, 2019
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Road, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 10, 2019 | - | May 29, 2019 |
| 01001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H02 II | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 10, 2019 | - | May 29, 2019 |
| 01001C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 II | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jun 10, 2019 | - | May 29, 2019 |
Dec 7, 2018#343651691Dec 7, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343651691$13,20010 viol.10 violations$13,200 in penalties
Inspection #343651691
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 10, 2018
- Final Order
- Mar 14, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 22, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,200
- Penalties on Record
- $13,200
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Road, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee suffers heart attack and later dies
Violations
Violation list (5 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $3,200 | $0 | Mar 4, 2019 | - | Mar 14, 2019 |
| 01001B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $3,200 | Mar 12, 2019 | - | Mar 14, 2019 |
| 01001C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2019 | - | Mar 14, 2019 |
| 01001E | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 VI | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 27, 2019 | - | Mar 14, 2019 |
| 01001F | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 VII | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 4, 2019 | - | Mar 14, 2019 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 25, 2011#315499046Mar 25, 2011Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#315499046$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315499046
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 2011
- Closed
- Apr 6, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,238
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
May 8, 2009#313447898May 8, 2009Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#313447898$3,2006 viol.6 violations$3,200 in penalties
Inspection #313447898
Dates
- Opened
- May 8, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- May 8, 2009
- Closed
- Mar 3, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,400
- Penalties on Record
- $3,200
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 4 | 10 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Jan 30, 2010 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01 | Serious | 4 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 2009 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01 | Serious | 4 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 2009 | - | - |
| 02001 | 300.327 OSHA citation code: 3000327 B 1 | Other | 2 | 1 | $800 | $400 | Jun 28, 2009 | - | - |
| 02002 | 300.327 OSHA citation code: 3000327 B 02 | Other | 3 | 1 | $1,200 | $600 | Jun 28, 2009 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 9, 2007#311147151Jul 9, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#311147151$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311147151
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 9, 2007
- Closed
- Aug 6, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,952
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Mar 1, 2007#310708524Mar 1, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#310708524$1,5002 viol.2 violations$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #310708524
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 1, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 1, 2007
- Closed
- Jun 12, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,960
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 IIB | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,500 | $1,500 | May 27, 2007 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N09 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 31, 2007 | - | - |
Jun 2, 2004#307677047Jun 2, 2004Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#307677047$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307677047
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 2, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 2004
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Mar 11, 2004#307210195Mar 11, 2004Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#307210195$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307210195
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 11, 2004
- Closed
- Apr 2, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 6, 2003#306780628Oct 6, 2003Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#306780628$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306780628
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 6, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 6, 2003
- Closed
- Oct 22, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Walnut Grove Rd, Dayton, TN 37321
- Industry
- 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
18 inspections, 1985 to 2021. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: upholstered household furniture manufacturing reported 3.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.8%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source