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FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION is a farm product warehousing and storage employer in CHEROKEE, IA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 11 violations and $2,252 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

500 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, CHEROKEE, IA, 51012

Parent: First Cooperative Association (4 locations)

493130 Top companies in Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

EIN: 420243900

31 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
11 violations
$2,252 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.8
Industry Avg DART
4.1
Self-Reported DART
0.0
Self-Reported TRIR
0.0
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
11
Total Penalties
$2,252
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
12 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.9/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$205 avg per violation$2,252 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$2,252 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
-4.8
Below industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-4.1
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

93%
Worse than most peers
vs 162 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
65%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
389758
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION is one of 4 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization First Cooperative Association.

Federal enforcement records on FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of First Cooperative Association across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by First Cooperative Association

Other employers in Farm Product Warehousing and Storage within IA

Industry context

Within the farm product warehousing and storage industry in IA, FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ranks in the 93th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 162 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 65th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.8 for the farm product warehousing and storage sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 4.1. FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION's OSHA violation history?
FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 11 violations and $2,252 in total penalties.
How does FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION's safety record compare to its industry?
FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION operates in the farm product warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.8. FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 4.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION of CHEROKEE, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION resolves to the parent rollup First Cooperative Association, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.