Establishment profile
GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC
N2480 COUNTY HIGHWAY M, BROWNTOWN, WI, 53522
Operated by Browntown Foundry
331511 — Iron Foundries
EIN 391535863
Summary
GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC has accumulated 217 OSHA violations across 28 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $392,493 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 182 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 14 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 · 76 citations in this view · $256,973 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 13 | 6 | — | Feb 1992 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 7 | 4 | $50,150 | Aug 1999 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 7 | 4 | $8,450 | Nov 1993 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 5 | 5 | $10,350 | Aug 1988 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A03 | 5 | 1 | $2,310 | Feb 1992 | Feb 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 4 | 4 | $7,075 | Feb 1992 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 4 | 2 | — | Aug 1999 | Mar 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 3 | 3 | $11,425 | Aug 1999 | Mar 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 3 | 1 | $11,000 | Mar 2007 | Mar 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A05 | 3 | 3 | $8,000 | Aug 1988 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 3 | 3 | $530 | Aug 1988 | Aug 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1993 | Apr 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A | 2 | 2 | $31,000 | Feb 2013 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K01 II | 2 | 2 | $31,000 | Feb 2013 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $31,000 | Feb 2013 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 2 | 2 | $22,500 | Feb 2013 | Mar 2014 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $11,508 | Aug 1999 | Feb 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $9,750 | Aug 1999 | Nov 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | $6,300 | Aug 1999 | Mar 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | $4,625 | Aug 1999 | Mar 2007 |
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 3315 within WI. Peer group: 182 employers. This establishment has 217 OSHA violations; peer median is 15.
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 123 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 2017 – Jul 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2023 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Head and neck | Hospitalized | |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Foot(feet) and leg(s), 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2003 | CHEST,GUARD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ABRASION,CONTUSION | 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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC. 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 GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES, LLC N2480 CTY HWY M · BROWNTOWN, WI, 53522 | Water | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-10-19 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $9,208 | |
| 2014-10-10 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $98,000 | |
| 2014-07-07 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-11-06 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $28,800 | |
| 2013-07-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-11-30 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-01 | Planned | 41 | 33 | $133,000 | |
| 2010-11-23 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-09-09 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-01-06 | Follow-up | 7 | 7 | $7,500 | |
| 2006-10-31 | Referral | 22 | 20 | $26,500 | |
| 2004-11-24 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-08-08 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $700 | |
| 2003-04-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-14 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-10-12 | Follow-up | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | |
| 2001-10-12 | Follow-up | 7 | 3 | $21,250 | |
| 2000-11-06 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-02-10 | Planned | 51 | 35 | $49,475 | |
| 1994-05-04 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $900 | |
| 1994-05-04 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-09-21 | Monitoring | 8 | 7 | $5,000 | |
| 1991-11-14 | Planned | 53 | 47 | $9,060 | |
| 1988-07-26 | Planned | 13 | 3 | $600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Browntown Foundry.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Browntown Foundry across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All Browntown Foundry locationsParent rollup
- Iron FoundriesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC 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 GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC's OSHA violation history?
- GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC has 28 OSHA inspections on record with 217 violations and $392,493 in total penalties.
- How does GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC operates in the iron foundries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.5. GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.67 compared to an industry average of 3.