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Brown Strauss Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Hawthorne, California · Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423510

3inspections
2citation items
$5,700current penalties
Oct 17, 2017last inspection

Since 2008, OSHA inspectors have visited Brown Strauss Inc in California 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Oct 17, 2017 after a complaint, in Stockton.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $21,875; today they stand at $5,700, 74% less.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Brown Strauss Inc averages $5,700 across 1 cited inspection.

Brown Strauss Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Brown Strauss Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2008 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342700580 OPENED OCT 17, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2018

4315 E Mariposa Rd, Stockton, CA 95215 · Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340614494 OPENED MAY 6, 2015Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Sep 28, 2018

14970 Jurupa Avenue, Fontana, CA 92337 · Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,000Oct 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4184(B)
Serious$16,875$2,700Oct 29, 2015Final

Inspection 126192707 OPENED JAN 3, 2008Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 2008

3202 W. Rosecrans Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Fontana site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 6.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 76 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Brown Strauss, Inc. - Fontana
Fontana · 2025
30 226.03.0
Brown Strauss, Inc. - Stockton
Stockton · 2025
13 000.03.0
Fontana site
Fontana · 2023
35 217.33.0
Stockton site
Stockton · 2023
13 000.03.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.