Establishment profile
SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.
603 EAST BREWERY, SHINER, TX, 77984
312120 — Breweries
EIN 742932728
Summary
SPOETZL BREWERY, INC. has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $28,967 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 121 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
SPOETZL BREWERY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $28,967 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,742 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I E | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I C | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E05 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 O04 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J02 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $225 | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0144 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1996 | Sep 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1982 | Jun 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1980 | Jan 1980 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3121 within TX. Peer group: 121 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 137 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) · Jun 2018 – Jun 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2024 | Walked or ran into stationary object | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2018 | Amputated,Caught In,Cleaning,Finger,Glue,Roller--Mach/Part,Steel | 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 SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.. 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 SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.. 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPOETZL BREWERY 603 E BREWERY STREET · SHINER, TX, 77984 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
SPOETZL BREWERY, INC. 603 EAST BREWERY STREET · SHINER, TX, 77984 | RCRATRI | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-12 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-06-27 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,742 | |
| 2017-01-19 | Planned | 10 | 8 | $25,000 | |
| 1996-08-02 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $225 | |
| 1993-04-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-05-27 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-12-05 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in breweries within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MILLER BREWING COMPANYFORT WORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- ANHEUSER BUSCHHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY, LLCFORT WORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. HOUSTON BREWERYHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALAMO BEER COMPANYSAN ANTONIO — 1 federal enforcement record
- Martin House Brewing CompanyFORT WORTH — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPOETZL BREWERY, INC. 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 SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SPOETZL BREWERY, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $28,966.6 in total penalties.
- How does SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SPOETZL BREWERY, INC. operates in the breweries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. SPOETZL BREWERY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.81 compared to an industry average of 1.1.