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CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY

154 CHARLES TOWN ROAD, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25405
Operated by Continental Brick Company · 1 of 2 establishments
423320Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 541267012

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OSHA inspections
8
over 25 years
Violations
41
$114,575 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY has accumulated 41 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $114,575 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 20 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.3 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
41
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$114,575
$2,795 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 8

50% 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 · 25 citations in this view · $113,157 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1000 C22$1,400Dec 2000Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122$890Feb 2005Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IIIA22$800Dec 2000Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III22Dec 2000Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.1000 E22Dec 2000Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.1053 G0211$75,124Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.1053 D03 IV11$10,151Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.1053 C11$10,151Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.1053 I01 I11$10,151Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0111$490Jul 2009Jul 2009
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$400Feb 2005Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$400Feb 2005Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II11$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$400Dec 2000Dec 2000
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$400Dec 2000Dec 2000

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4233 within WV. Peer group: 20 employers. This establishment has 41 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,380
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.3
TRIR
5.2
vs industry
+2.2

Reported for 46 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
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.2
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
5
Complaint
2

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 CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in WV — for Continental Brick Company, not this location alone

Violations
8
Assessed penalties
$1,001

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Continental Brick Company operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 8 citations · 2S&S · $1,001 proposed / $1,001 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
6047655
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Jul 2007YesModNegligence$308$308
6014703
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Jul 2004YesModNegligence$124$124
8927688
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Aug 2016NoModNegligence$114$114
6057993
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Jun 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6057992
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Jun 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6057991
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Jun 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
6057990
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
Jun 2008NoModNegligence$100$100
7724766
Continental Brick Company Shale Pit
Berkeley, WV
May 2000NoModNegligence$55$55

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WV — for Continental Brick Company, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 Continental Brick Company 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-CA-309485Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-033527Unfair labor practiceMar 2007Apr 2007ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

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 CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$300K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Fraud - General

First case: 2001-07-20. Most recent: 2001-07-20. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-08-16Complaint77$105,577
2020-05-22Complaint0$0
2009-04-23Planned63$1,698
2009-01-08Planned0$0
2008-07-01Planned0$0
2006-01-04Monitoring0$0
2004-12-20Planned108$2,300
2000-10-24Planned18$5,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Continental Brick Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Continental Brick Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in brick, stone, and related construction material merchant wholesalers within WV, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Continental Brick Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CONTINENTAL BRICK 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Continental Brick Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 41 violations and $114,574.5 in total penalties.
How does CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY operates in the brick, stone, and related construction material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CONTINENTAL BRICK COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.3.