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PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC

1117 NORTH SECOND STREET, MURPHYSBORO, IL, 62966
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,594 establishments
331315Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
EIN 592744550

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OSHA inspections
12
over 40 years
Violations
45
$92,475 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
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC has accumulated 45 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $92,475 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
45
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$92,475
$2,055 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 12
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 12

92% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 23 citations in this view · $92,355 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$4,425Jul 1985Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0147 D22$20,786Sep 2022May 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$9,222May 2026May 2026
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$9,222May 2026May 2026
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$6,466Dec 2021Dec 2021
29 CFR 1910.0146 D05 II11$5,000Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II D11$4,714Sep 2022Sep 2022
29 CFR 1910.0132 E11$3,500Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411$3,150Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0111$3,150Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 E0111$3,150Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11$3,150Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 II11$2,700Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$2,500Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0132 C11$2,500Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0411$2,500Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$2,500Jun 1998Jun 1998
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0411$1,800Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0184 I0111$1,800Jun 2013Jun 2013
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0311$120Jul 1985Jul 1985

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3313 within IL. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 45 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $1,980
Inspection frequency
98th
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
0.5
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
1.0
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 225 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.0
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
Complaint
6
Referral
3
Follow-up
1

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) · Mar 2022 – Jun 2025

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 16, 2025Injured by object pushed or pulled by personLeg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 17, 2023Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 18, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedAmputation

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 21, 1998CLOTHING,FRACTURE,STOP SWITCH,GLOVE,METAL SHOP,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,ARM,UNGUARDED11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 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 PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
1

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 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 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.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-275358Unfair labor practiceApr 2021Aug 2022ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-273640Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Aug 2022ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-RC-268844Representation electionNov 2020Jan 2021ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-268845Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Aug 2022ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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 PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.

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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL
1117 NORTH 2ND STREET · MURPHYSBORO, IL, 62966
WaterRCRAViolation
QNCR 12
20Feb 2026View →
PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC
JCT RTE 13 & 149 · MURPHYSBORO, IL, 62966
RCRANo Violation Identified00Jun 2016View →

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 PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (across 177 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$599.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5B
Awards (all-time)
27,649

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-02-27Referral33$32,632
2022-03-28Referral32$11,312
2021-06-24Complaint11$6,466
2013-01-03Planned63$15,750
2004-12-07Follow-up0$0
2004-08-24Referral1$1,125
2004-05-19Complaint1$0
2000-10-18Complaint2$0
1998-04-30Complaint66$18,500
1998-01-27Complaint22$6,300
1989-06-20Complaint2$0
1985-07-17Planned187$390

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC is one of 1,594 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC across all 1,594 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, which operates 1,594 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC's OSHA violation history?
PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 45 violations and $92,475 in total penalties.
How does PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC operates in the aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.5 compared to an industry average of 0.8.