Establishment profile
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY
600 S BUSH BROTHERS DR., AUGUSTA, WI, 54722
311421 — Fruit and Vegetable Canning
EIN 620145910
Summary
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY has accumulated 38 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $28,200 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 130 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 27 citations in this view · $28,200 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $7,569 | Sep 1976 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 2 | 2 | $300 | Sep 1976 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D02 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Sep 1976 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $300 | Sep 1976 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 2 | 2 | $100 | Sep 1976 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $10,931 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $6,189 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Jun 1993 | Jun 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $255 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $45 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1979 | Nov 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B08 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 C06 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVD | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1976 | Sep 1976 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 3114 within WI. Peer group: 130 employers. This establishment has 38 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 155 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) · May 2016
Most frequent event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2016 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2020 | Crushed,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Pallet,Skull,Tote BoxFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Apr 29, 1993 | HEAD,IND TRK OPERATOR,OBSTRUCTED VIEW,STRUCK AGAINST,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,INATTENTIONFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY. 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 BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY. 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: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUSH BROTHERS & CO INC 600 S HIGHWAY ST · AUGUSTA, WI, 54722 | Water | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Oct 2021 | 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 BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-12-27 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $12,379 | |
| 2020-07-27 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $10,931 | |
| 2016-06-02 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-05-11 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | |
| 1986-08-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-08-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-07-21 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $1,080 | |
| 1979-09-11 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-07-11 | Complaint | 10 | 3 | $1,955 | |
| 1976-09-09 | Accident | 21 | — | $105 |
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 BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY 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 BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 38 violations and $28,199.8 in total penalties.
- How does BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY operates in the fruit and vegetable canning industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 7.02 compared to an industry average of 2.2.
- Has BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY.