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MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.

5 BARTLETT BAY ROAD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, 05403
Operated by Independent Brewers United LLC · 1 of 2 establishments
312120Breweries
EIN 911258355

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OSHA inspections
3
over 24 years
Violations
12
$3,100 in penalties
Penalties
$3,100
$258 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $3,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
12
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$3,100
$258 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $3,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 3022.3 A11$800Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$550Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$525Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$525Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1904.0029 A11$400Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$300Nov 2001Nov 2001
29 CFR 1910.0038 B11Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0039 C0111Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0179 B0511Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11Nov 2001Nov 2001

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3121 within VT. Peer group: 17 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
63rd
peer median: $1,600
Inspection frequency
69th
peer median: 2

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
2.7
vs industry
+1.6
TRIR
8.1
vs industry
+5.6

Reported for 34 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
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.1
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
2
Referral
1

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 MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. 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 MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-01-09Referral1$0
2007-12-13Planned95$2,800
2001-11-01Planned21$300

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Independent Brewers United LLC.

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

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. 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 Independent Brewers United LLC, 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 MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $3,100 in total penalties.
How does MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. operates in the breweries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. MAGIC HAT BREWING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.71 compared to an industry average of 1.1.