BROOKMAN IRON AND METALS, INC.
4 RACE STREET, WASHINGTON, PA 15301 · NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Apr 17, 2013#339010688Apr 17, 2013Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#339010688$3,4322 viol.2 violations$3,432 in penalties
Inspection #339010688
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 17, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 2013
- Final Order
- May 20, 2013
- Closed
- May 30, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $5,280
- Penalties on Record
- $3,432
- Site Address
- 4 Race Street, Washington, PA 15301
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $2,640 | $1,716 | May 10, 2013 | - | May 20, 2013 |
| 01002 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 IV | Repeat | 1 | 1 | $2,640 | $1,716 | May 6, 2013 | - | May 20, 2013 |
Jan 24, 2012#315563940Jan 24, 2012Referral (C) · Complete scope, Health#315563940$1,0803 viol.3 violations$1,080 in penalties
Inspection #315563940
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 31, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 14, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,800
- Penalties on Record
- $1,080
- Site Address
- 4 Race Street, Washington, PA 15301
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 1 | 0.0038398 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 1 | 0.3027112 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,080 | Mar 2, 2012 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 2012 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 2012 | - | - |
Nov 15, 2011#315562603Nov 15, 2011FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#315562603$11,70011 viol.11 violations$11,700 in penalties
Inspection #315562603
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 15, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 2012
- Closed
- May 27, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,600
- Penalties on Record
- $11,700
- Site Address
- 4 Race Street, Washington, PA 15301
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is struck by falling debris, later dies
Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,350 | May 24, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | $2,250 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 IB | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002C | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $2,250 | May 29, 2012 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | $2,250 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 XIIIC | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | $3,150 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 IV | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006C | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 01006D | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 E05 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $600 | $450 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 2011 to 2013. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 25,394 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source