Establishment profile
BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.
605 WASHINGTON STREET, MANITOWOC, WI, 54220
Operated by Briess Industries · 1 of 3 establishments
311213 — Malt Manufacturing
Summary
BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 3 years of recorded history, with $113,328 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 50th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 20 citations in this view · $113,328 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $25,496 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A03 | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 III B 2 | 1 | 1 | $9,707 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D05 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 II D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
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 in NAICS 3112 within WI. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 24 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) · Aug 2018
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2018 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in WI — for Briess Industries, not this location alone
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 Briess Industries 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-174987 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2016 | Jun 2016 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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 BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRIESS INDUSTRIES INC 605 WASHINGTON ST · MANITOWOC, WI, 54220 | AirRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 4 | 3 | 0 | — | Mar 2026 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-23 | Complaint | 10 | 8 | $25,332 | |
| 2022-08-23 | Complaint | 11 | 8 | $87,996 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Briess Industries.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Briess Industries across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in malt manufacturing within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MALTEUROP NORTH AMERICA, INC.MILWAUKEE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LAKE COUNTRY FOODS INC.OCONOMOWOC — 2 federal enforcement records
- BRIESS INDUSTRIES INCCHILTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL, INCORPORATEDSHEBOYGAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANYMILWAUKEE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Briess Industries, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BRIESS INDUSTRIES INCCHILTON, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Briess Industries locationsParent rollup
- Malt ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Malt Manufacturing in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BRIESS INDUSTRIES, 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 Briess Industries, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $113,328.15 in total penalties.
- How does BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the malt manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.6. BRIESS INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.01.