Establishment profile
UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS
1213 GRAND STREET, BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
Operated by Union Beer Distributors · 1 of 2 establishments
424810 — Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 113310559
Summary
UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $11,475 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 115 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
50% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $11,475 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G04 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,138 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0030 A | 1 | 1 | $1,137 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B03 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2012 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4248 within NY. Peer group: 115 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 212 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) · Feb 2020
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2020 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for Union Beer Distributors, 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 Union Beer Distributors 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.). 14 cases · 14 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-CA-233251 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2018 | Jan 2019 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-141161 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2014 | Dec 2014 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-135866 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2014 | Oct 2014 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-127974 | Unfair labor practice | May 2014 | Jul 2014 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-113986 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2013 | Nov 2013 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-110309 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | Nov 2013 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-110306 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2013 | Nov 2013 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-089655 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2012 | Dec 2012 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-027364 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2006 | Apr 2006 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-027361 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2006 | Apr 2006 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-027360 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2006 | Apr 2006 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-027359 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2006 | Apr 2006 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-023517 | Unfair labor practice | May 2000 | Dec 2000 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
| 29-CA-023516 | Unfair labor practice | May 2000 | Dec 2000 | Closed | Region 29, Brooklyn, New York |
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 UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | Complaint | 2 | — | $2,275 | |
| 2017-11-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-10-27 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-16 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 2012-06-29 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $5,700 | |
| 2011-01-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Union Beer Distributors.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Union Beer Distributors across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in beer and ale merchant wholesalers within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS, LLCBRONX — 3 federal enforcement records
- ONONDAGA BEVERAGE CORP.LIVERPOOL — 2 federal enforcement records
- MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORSWYANDANCH — 2 federal enforcement records
- WINDMILL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, L.P.MONTGOMERY — 2 federal enforcement records
- OAK BEVERAGES INC.BLAUVELT — 2 federal enforcement records
- AJ MISSERT INC.WATERTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROCHESTER BEER & BEVERAGE CORPORATIONROCHESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- PHOENIX BEVERAGESMONTGOMERY — 2 federal enforcement records
- MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS, LLCBROOKLYN — 2 federal enforcement records
- LAKE BEVERAGE CORP.WEST HENRIETTA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Union Beer Distributors locationsParent rollup
- Beer and Ale Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Beer and Ale in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS 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 Union Beer Distributors, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS's OSHA violation history?
- UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $11,475 in total penalties.
- How does UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS operates in the beer and ale merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. UNION BEER DISTRIBUTORS's self-reported DART rate is 5.5 compared to an industry average of 4.4.