Iowa accounts for 3,589 employers with at least one OSHA inspection on record — 5,605 inspections in total, 188 citations, and $1,490,645 in proposed penalties. Here's where that enforcement activity concentrates.
The 10 most-inspected Iowa employers
- U.s. Postal Service — Des Moines, IA · 35 inspections, 0 violations
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. — Storm Lake, IA · 34 inspections, 0 violations
- Department Of Corrections, State Of Iowa — Fort Madison, IA · 19 inspections, 0 violations
- Seaboard Triumph Foods — Sioux City, IA · 19 inspections, 0 violations
- Swift Pork Company — Marshalltown, IA · 17 inspections, 0 violations
- Aaa Budget Environmental, Inc. — Davenport, IA · 15 inspections, 0 violations
- Environmental Management Services Of Iowa, Inc. — Dubuque, IA · 14 inspections, 0 violations
- Qps Employment Group — Fairfield, IA · 13 inspections, 0 violations
- Pella Corporation — Shenandoah, IA · 13 inspections, 2 violations, $10,050 in penalties
- Ecco Midwest Inc. — Cedar Rapids, IA · 13 inspections, 0 violations
Iowa employers with the largest penalty totals
A different cut of the same data — the employers carrying the largest cumulative penalty assessments in Iowa:
- Kraft Heinz — Muscatine · $550,000 across 6 inspections
- Medical Associates Clinic, P.c. — Dubuque · $363,893 across 1 inspection
- Agriland Fs, Inc. — Underwood · $35,748 across 6 inspections
- Des Moines Excavating, Llc — Des Moines · $28,372 across 3 inspections
- Dee Zee, Inc. — Pleasant Hill · $26,007 across 1 inspection
Where in Iowa OSHA inspects most
City-level concentration tells you which metros generate the bulk of Iowa's enforcement activity:
- Des Moines — 422 inspections across 266 employers
- Cedar Rapids — 281 inspections across 189 employers
- Davenport — 188 inspections across 119 employers
- Sioux City — 152 inspections across 99 employers
- Waterloo — 150 inspections across 94 employers
Research a specific Iowa employer
The Iowa state page lists every city with OSHA-inspected employers and links through to each one. If you're hiring a contractor or evaluating a job offer in Iowa, pulling the specific employer's record is the most direct way to use this data.
For nationwide context, see The 10 U.S. states with the most OSHA violations on record and The 10 most-inspected U.S. employers.
