Establishment profile
VARBROS LLC
16025 BROOKPARK RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44142
336370 — Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
Summary
VARBROS LLC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $8,370 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 510 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VARBROS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
30% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $8,370 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 D09 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 VIII | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 2002 | Feb 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2010 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Nov 2010 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Nov 2010 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IV | 1 | 1 | $250 | Oct 1983 | Oct 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Nov 1983 | Nov 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $60 | Nov 1983 | Nov 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2010 | Nov 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 V | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1983 | Oct 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1983 | Oct 1983 |
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 3363 within OH. Peer group: 510 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 126 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) · Oct 2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 VARBROS LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VARBROS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for VARBROS LLC, 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 VARBROS LLC 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-146989 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2015 | Apr 2015 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
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 VARBROS LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VARBROS LLC. 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VARBROS CORP 16025 BROOKPARK RD · BROOK PARK, OH, 44142 | RCRA | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VARBROS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-19 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-06-28 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-06-29 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $2,000 | |
| 2005-07-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-10-16 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $6,000 | |
| 1983-10-13 | Planned | 5 | 3 | $370 | |
| 1980-07-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-08-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-05-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-06-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- FEINTOOL CINCINNATI, INC.CINCINNATI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GERSTENSLAGER CO.WOOSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRIM TRENDS CO. LLCSPENCERVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FORD MOTOR CO.WALTON HILLS — 2 federal enforcement records
- GERSTENSLAGER CO.CLYDE — 2 federal enforcement records
- A J ROSE MANUFACTURING COCLEVELAND — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VARBROS 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is VARBROS LLC's OSHA violation history?
- VARBROS LLC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $8,370 in total penalties.
- How does VARBROS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- VARBROS LLC operates in the motor vehicle metal stamping industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. VARBROS LLC's self-reported DART rate is 7.43 compared to an industry average of 2.1.