Establishment profile
THE LION BREWERY, INC.
700 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, WILKES BARRE, PA, 18705
312120 — Breweries
EIN 240645190
Summary
THE LION BREWERY, INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $74,742 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 127 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
THE LION BREWERY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
91% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 22 citations in this view · $74,742 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 2016 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $5,500 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $3,116 | Jan 2017 | Jan 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 IV | 1 | 1 | $3,043 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D03 | 1 | 1 | $2,868 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $2,025 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $1,390 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 |
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 PA. Peer group: 127 employers. This establishment has 28 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 184 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) · Sep 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Aug 2012 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2012 – Aug 2012 | Breweries | FMLA | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THE LION BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for THE LION BREWERY, INC., not this location alone
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 THE LION BREWERY, 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-285317 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2021 | Sep 2022 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-277425 | Unfair labor practice | May 2021 | Oct 2022 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-259924 | Unfair labor practice | May 2020 | Jan 2021 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-259465 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2020 | Jan 2021 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-165475 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2015 | Jun 2016 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 04-CA-123623 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2014 | Aug 2014 | Closed | Region 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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 THE LION BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE LION BREWERY INC 700 N PENNSYLVANIA AVE · WILKES BARRE, PA, 18705 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Sep 2022 | 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 THE LION BREWERY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $25,000 | |
| 2024-09-09 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $7,500 | |
| 2020-03-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,043 | |
| 2018-10-04 | Complaint | 7 | 5 | $18,000 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $3,116 | |
| 2016-05-13 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $2,868 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $6,000 | |
| 2014-08-15 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,600 | |
| 2014-07-16 | Referral | 6 | 6 | $4,590 | |
| 2011-04-15 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $2,025 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- THE LION BREWERY, INC.WILKES BARRE — 2 federal enforcement records
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- STRAUB BREWERY, INC.SAINT MARYS — 1 federal enforcement record
- SLY FOX BREWING COMPANYPOTTSTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAUCONY CREEK BREWING COMPANY, LLCKUTZTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
- D.G. YUENGLING & SON, INC.POTTSVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THE LION 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 THE LION BREWERY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- THE LION BREWERY, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $74,742.15 in total penalties.
- How does THE LION BREWERY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- THE LION BREWERY, INC. operates in the breweries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. THE LION BREWERY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.58 compared to an industry average of 1.1.