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Steel fabrication

Brunswick Steel Inc

5045 N Cottonwood Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718·Founded 1988·110 employees·$28.0M revenue
76.0
Critical
2.0 pts (7d)·updated 2h ago
Live · 90-day window
Tier
Critical

Material exposure is loud and accelerating. Investigate immediately.

Score history
76.0
7d Δ -2.0 · 30d high 87.4 · low 74.0

31 computed points across the 90-day window. Decay-weighted aggregate of 13 raw signals.

Top signals (30d)
4

Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

Critical signals (sev ≥ 8)
4

Three new MCA UCC-1 filings in 21 days

Signal timeline · last 90 days

What the fabric heard.

  1. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)26h agosev 6

    Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

    Combined Google + Meta plaintiff spend targeting NAICS 484 in ZIP 75061 is $61k/mo — 4.1x state peer median. Three firms competing for trucking PI leads.

  2. Owner Social Distress Signal7 days agosev 7

    Owner publicly soliciting acquisition interest

    Owner posted on LinkedIn: 'open to conversations with strategic acquirers — 27 years has been a run.' Comment thread includes two business-broker DMs.

  3. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)2 weeks agosev 6

    Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

    Combined Google + Meta plaintiff spend targeting NAICS 484 in ZIP 75061 is $61k/mo — 4.1x state peer median. Three firms competing for trucking PI leads.

  4. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)4 weeks agosev 6

    Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

    Combined Google + Meta plaintiff spend targeting NAICS 484 in ZIP 75061 is $61k/mo — 4.1x state peer median. Three firms competing for trucking PI leads.

  5. UCC Filings5 weeks agosev 8

    Three new MCA UCC-1 filings in 21 days

    Three merchant-cash-advance lenders (Kapitus, Forward Financing, CFG Merchant Solutions) filed UCC-1s in last 3 weeks against same collateral pool. Classic MCA stacking distress pattern.

  6. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)6 weeks agosev 6

    Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

    Combined Google + Meta plaintiff spend targeting NAICS 484 in ZIP 75061 is $61k/mo — 4.1x state peer median. Three firms competing for trucking PI leads.

  7. LinkedIn Headcount Delta6 weeks agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  8. LinkedIn Headcount Delta6 weeks agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  9. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)1 months agosev 9

    Plaintiff firm running an ad naming this business specifically

    Morgan & Morgan launched a Meta ad campaign in the ZIP 77036 explicitly naming this carrier's insured ('Were you hurt on a [Insured] truck?'). $14k/mo estimated spend.

  10. LinkedIn Headcount Delta1 months agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  11. OSHA Inspection Feed2 months agosev 6

    Two Serious violations cited at primary facility

    OSHA cited Serious violations for unguarded machinery and inadequate lockout/tagout. Proposed penalty $24,500 (pre-abatement reduction).

  12. OSHA Inspection Feed2 months agosev 9

    OSHA fatality investigation opened

    OSHA opened a fatality investigation under 1926.501 (fall protection). Employee fell from 18-ft scaffold; inspector cited preliminary willful classification.

  13. OSHA Inspection Feed2 months agosev 9

    OSHA fatality investigation opened

    OSHA opened a fatality investigation under 1926.501 (fall protection). Employee fell from 18-ft scaffold; inspector cited preliminary willful classification.