BRENTWOOD INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, BRENTWOOD INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED — a manufacturing facility located at 2101 LEHMAN STREET, LEBANON, PA 17046 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 22 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $114,600.00. The inspection case was opened on 2006-02-28.
Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.
Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $114,600.00 is more than 13.6× the national average of $8,414.32 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 326199). This sector encompasses 52,095 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $438.3M.
State Context: Within PA, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 84,409 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,015.83.
Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 22 citations spanning 7 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 10 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm. 3 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories.
Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 15, 2000 with the latest abatement deadline set for March 1, 2001. Of the 22 total citations, 14 (64%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.
Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $114,600.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $5,209.09 falls within the standard penalty range.
The enforcement profile for Brentwood Industries’ Lebanon facility reveals a deeply concerning pattern of systemic safety failures, characterized by a high frequency of General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)) violations and significant financial penalties that far exceeded industry averages for plastics manufacturing in 2006. The presence of