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BRADKEN

3375 NEOSHO RD., ATCHISON, KS, 66002
331513Steel Foundries (except Investment)

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OSHA inspections
10
over 17 years
Violations
44
$85,090 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 7 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BRADKEN has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $85,090 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 84th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 38 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BRADKEN appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.6 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
44
2.6 / yr
Penalties
$85,090
$1,934 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 10
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 10

50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $79,290 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$5,440Jan 2009Feb 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$5,440Jan 2009Feb 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0122$1,080Jan 2009Aug 2024
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$11,703Oct 2021Oct 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$7,000Feb 2014Feb 2014
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0211$6,914Aug 2024Aug 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311$6,914Aug 2024Aug 2024
29 CFR 1910.0134 I05 III11$3,600Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$3,600Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0036 E0111$3,600Jan 2009Jan 2009
5A000111$3,600Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.1000 C11$3,600Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 C0211$3,000Feb 2014Feb 2014
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$3,000Feb 2014Feb 2014
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111$2,520Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0095 B0111$2,520Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$1,440Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$1,440Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111$1,440Jan 2009Jan 2009
29 CFR 1910.0184 E07 I11$1,440Jan 2009Jan 2009

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

84th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3315 within KS. Peer group: 38 employers. This establishment has 44 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $1,575
Inspection frequency
86th
peer median: 2

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
4.0
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
4.3
vs industry
−3.4

Reported for 256 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
7.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.3
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

Planned
6
Complaint
1
Referral
1

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) · Aug 2019 – Feb 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Feb 8, 2023Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentToes(s), toenail(s)Amputation
Aug 30, 2021Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway areaLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Aug 23, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationLower leg(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 30, 2021Forklift,Foundry,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Lack of Work Procedures,Leg,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Steel,Struck By,Welder,Welding,Work Surface11
Jul 12, 2021Infectious DiseaseFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$11,922
Employees affected
1

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 · 1 violation · $11,922 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Dec 2015111$11,922

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 · 1 violations · $11,922 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2013 – Dec 2015Steel Foundries (except Investment)FMLA11$11,922

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 BRADKEN. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in KS — for BRADKEN, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BRADKEN locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-274654Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Apr 2021ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-179078Unfair labor practiceJun 2016Aug 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 BRADKEN. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BRADKEN. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
966241
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$10.9M
Disposition
DP
Crime type
False Statements

First case: 2020-06-15. Most recent: 2020-06-15. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · $10,896,924 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Bradken, Inc.
Bradken, Inc.
Jun 2020DPFalse StatementsWashington - Western$10,896,924No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-23Complaint0$0
2024-04-25Planned3$13,827
2024-01-10Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2022-05-17Planned0$0
2021-09-08Referral11$11,703
2021-07-14Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2013-12-04Planned61$21,000
2011-01-21Planned0$0
2008-07-28Planned1511$25,560
2008-07-28Planned1912$13,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BRADKEN 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.

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Frequently asked

What is BRADKEN's OSHA violation history?
BRADKEN has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $85,090 in total penalties.
How does BRADKEN's safety record compare to its industry?
BRADKEN operates in the steel foundries (except investment) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.7. BRADKEN's self-reported DART rate is 3.99 compared to an industry average of 3.6.
Has BRADKEN had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving BRADKEN.