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BREMEN CORPORATION

405 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, BREMEN, IN, 46506
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,605 establishments
326150Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing
EIN 130889690

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OSHA inspections
5
over 38 years
Violations
23
$3,341 in penalties
Penalties
$3,341
$145 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

BREMEN CORPORATION has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $3,341 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 422 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BREMEN CORPORATION 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

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
23
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$3,341
$145 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 21 citations in this view · $3,341 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0122Feb 1996Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$975Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$731Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$435Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$375Feb 1996Feb 1996
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$280Feb 1996Feb 1996
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$260Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$185Feb 1996Feb 1996
2200080101SEC 211$100Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Nov 2006Nov 2006
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0211Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 E11Feb 1996Feb 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0211Feb 1996Feb 1996
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0611Oct 1988Oct 1988
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Oct 1988Oct 1988

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

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within IN. Peer group: 422 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
70th
peer median: $1,856
Inspection frequency
83rd
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
3.1
vs industry
+1.1
TRIR
6.3
vs industry
+3.2

Reported for 55 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.3
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
3
Complaint
1
Accident
1

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 BREMEN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 5, 2004FRACTURE,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FACE11

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
19 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 BREMEN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BREMEN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BREMEN CORPORATION. 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 BREMEN CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BREMEN CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (across 178 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$951.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5B
Awards (all-time)
27,739

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-11-14Planned32$1,706
2004-04-05Accident0$0
2003-07-15Planned103$795
1995-12-18Planned62$840
1988-07-07Complaint4$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BREMEN CORPORATION is one of 1,605 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 1,605 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BREMEN CORPORATION 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 1,605 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is BREMEN CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
BREMEN CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $3,341.25 in total penalties.
How does BREMEN CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
BREMEN CORPORATION operates in the urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. BREMEN CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 3.13 compared to an industry average of 2.
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