Establishment profile
BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.
2216 HIGHWAY 10 EAST, CAMDEN, AL, 36726
321212 — Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
EIN 630462057
Summary
BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $2,615 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC. 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
83% 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $2,615 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A | 3 | 1 | $145 | Oct 1972 | Oct 1972 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,830 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $160 | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C22 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 1972 | Oct 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C04 VI | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 1972 | Oct 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C05 II | 1 | 1 | $25 | Oct 1972 | Oct 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C04 IV | 1 | 1 | $25 | Oct 1972 | Oct 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C30 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1983 | Jul 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 A | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0265 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1972 | Oct 1972 |
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 3212 within AL. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 21 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 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Multiple lower extremities locations, unspecified | Hospitalized |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2018 | Caught In,Conveyor Belt,Foot,Fracture,Leg,Roller--Mach/Part,Wood Chips | 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 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.. 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 BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BROWDER VENEER CO INC 2216 HIGHWAY 10 E · CAMDEN, AL, 36726 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 2020 | 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 BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-30 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $1,830 | |
| 1983-06-23 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-01-28 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $160 | |
| 1979-01-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-11-29 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $160 | |
| 1972-10-26 | Planned | 8 | — | $465 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $2,615 in total penalties.
- How does BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC. operates in the softwood veneer and plywood manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.5. BROWDER VENEER COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.