Establishment profile
WERK-BRAU COMPANY
2800 FOSTORIA RD., FINDLAY, OH, 45840
333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing
EIN 344456894
Summary
WERK-BRAU COMPANY has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $7,523 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WERK-BRAU COMPANY 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $7,523 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $7,448 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B04 IXC | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1976 | May 1976 |
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 3331 within OH. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 10 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 171 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 2022 – Nov 2024
Most frequent event: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2024 | Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) | Rib(s), oblique area | Hospitalized | |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | 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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WERK-BRAU COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WERK-BRAU COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for WERK-BRAU COMPANY, 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 WERK-BRAU COMPANY 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.). 5 cases · 4 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-CA-298105 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-RD-295582 | Representation election | May 2022 | Oct 2022 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-076948 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2012 | May 2012 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-036626 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2006 | Jul 2006 | Closed | Region 08, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 08-CA-035869 | Unfair labor practice | May 2005 | Oct 2005 | 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 WERK-BRAU COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WERK-BRAU COMPANY. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WERK-BRAU CO INC 616 N BLANCHARD ST · FINDLAY, OH, 45840 | 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 WERK-BRAU COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,448 | |
| 2022-10-05 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-12-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-05-07 | Planned | 9 | — | $75 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WERK-BRAU COMPANY 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 WERK-BRAU COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- WERK-BRAU COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $7,523 in total penalties.
- How does WERK-BRAU COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- WERK-BRAU COMPANY operates in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. WERK-BRAU COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 4.92 compared to an industry average of 1.6.