COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. is a commercial bakeries employer in NORTH LIBERTY, IA. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 12 violations and $40,075 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.
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.
1420 PROGRESS ST, NORTH LIBERTY, IA, 52317
Parent: Cole's Quality Foods (2 locations)
311812 — Top companies in Commercial Bakeries
EIN: 381291439
102 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Cole's Quality Foods.
Federal enforcement records on COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Cole's Quality Foods across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Cole's Quality Foods
- COLE'S QUALITY FOODS INC — MUSKEGON, MI — 3 federal records
Other employers in Commercial Bakeries within IA
- HY-VEE, INC. — DES MOINES — 2 federal records
- SUNKIST BAKERY — SIOUX CITY — 2 federal records
- HOSTESS BRANDS, INC. — WATERLOO — 1 federal record
- C. H. GUENTHER & SON — CLEAR LAKE — 1 federal record
- JOHNSON BAKERY INC — WATERLOO — 1 federal record
- BIMBO BAKERIES — DUBUQUE — 1 federal record
- INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATION — DAVENPORT — 1 federal record
- BIMBO BAKERIES USA — MASON CITY — 1 federal record
- THE JEFFERSON STREET BAKERY, INC. — BURLINGTON — 1 federal record
- GATEWAY MARKET — DES MOINES — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the commercial bakeries industry in IA, COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. ranks in the 96th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 56 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 98th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 91th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.7 for the commercial bakeries sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5. COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.48, which is above the industry average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $40,075 in total penalties.
- How does COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. operates in the commercial bakeries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 7.48 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. of NORTH LIBERTY, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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. COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Cole's Quality Foods, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.operates 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.