Establishment profile
BOSTON BEER COMPANY
7880 PENN DRIVE, BREINIGSVILLE, PA, 18031
Operated by BOSTON BEER CO INC
312120 — Breweries
EIN 463638710
Summary
BOSTON BEER COMPANY has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 15 years of recorded history.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BOSTON BEER COMPANY 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, 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
Peer comparison
Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3121 within PA. Peer group: 126 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 850 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2016 – Jun 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2025 | Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c. | Head unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2010 | FRACTURE,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,ANKLEFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BOSTON BEER COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOSTON BEER COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BOSTON BEER COMPANY. 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 BOSTON BEER COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOSTON BEER COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BOSTON BEER COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-15 | Accident | 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
BOSTON BEER COMPANY is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BOSTON BEER CO INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BOSTON BEER CO INC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in breweries within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE LION BREWERY, INC.WILKES BARRE — 3 federal enforcement records
- CBC LATROBE ACQUISITION, LLCLATROBE — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE LION BREWERY, INC.WILKES BARRE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LION BREWERY INCWILKES-BARRE — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE LION BREWERY, INC.PITTSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- PITTSBURGH BREWING COMPANYPITTSBURGH — 2 federal enforcement records
- TIRED HANDS BREWCAF?ARDMORE — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAUCONY CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLCKUTZTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- STRAUB BREWERY, INC.SAINT MARYS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SLY FOX BREWING COMPANYPOTTSTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOSTON BEER COMPANY 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 BOSTON BEER CO INC.
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Frequently asked
- What is BOSTON BEER COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- BOSTON BEER COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does BOSTON BEER COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- BOSTON BEER COMPANY operates in the breweries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. BOSTON BEER COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.6 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
- Has BOSTON BEER COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BOSTON BEER COMPANY.