Establishment profile
BROWNELLS INC
200 S FRONT STREET, Montezuma, IA, 50171
Operated by Brownells, Inc
Summary
BROWNELLS INC has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18,456 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 46 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BROWNELLS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
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. Peer group: 18,456 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 110 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 BROWNELLS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 46+ years. Most recent activity: 46 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 BROWNELLS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BROWNELLS 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 BROWNELLS 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 BROWNELLS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BROWNELLS 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BROWNELLS INC 200 S FRONT ST · MONTEZUMA, IA, 50171 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332994 - SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2025-07-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-03-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-02-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-02-06 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $300 | |
| 1980-01-24 | Planned | 7 | 1 | $200 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BROWNELLS INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Brownells, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Brownells, Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Brownells, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BROWNELLS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Brownells, Inc.
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- What is BROWNELLS INC's OSHA violation history?
- BROWNELLS INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $500 in total penalties.