Establishment profile
AMERICAN FENCE CO.
1922 DELAWARE, DES MOINES, IA, 50317
Operated by American Fence Company · 1 of 2 establishments
238990 — All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
EIN 850567893
Summary
AMERICAN FENCE CO. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $375 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 46th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18,582 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN FENCE CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $375 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 2389 within IA. Peer group: 18,582 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 19 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN FENCE CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $16,257 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2015 | 1 | 4 | 4 | $16,257 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 4 violations · $16,257 in backwages · 4 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 – May 2015 | All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | FLSA | 4 | 4 | $16,257 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN FENCE CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN FENCE CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN FENCE CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN FENCE CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN FENCE CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of DefenseSUPPLY AND INSTALL ADA HANDRAIL AT SAYLORVILLE LAKE IN JOHNSTON IAcontract · Last action 2012-08-27$8,695
- Department of DefenseEMERGENCY REPAIR AND INSTALLcontract · Last action 2008-07-11$6,820
- Department of JusticeIGF::OT::IGF - FENCING SUPPLIES FOR FCI SAFFORD.contract · Last action 2014-09-11$6,212
- Department of DefenseREPAIR AND REMOVE GATE OPERATORcontract · Last action 2008-09-09$5,615
- Department of Veterans AffairsINSTALLATION OF FENCEcontract · Last action 2012-02-13$3,200
- Department of the InteriorBARBED WIRE FENCE REPLACEMENT AT DRIFTLESS NWR, MCGREGOR IAcontract · Last action 2010-01-26$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 238990 - ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS. Last action: 2014-09-11. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-07-06 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $375 | |
| 1991-08-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-08-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AMERICAN FENCE CO. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Fence Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Fence Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other specialty trade contractors within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- SENECA CORPORATIONDES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
- MONTI HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC.MONTICELLO — 1 federal enforcement record
- AMERICAN FIRESTOP SOLUTIONS, INC.AMES — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALL STYLE STUCCOAMES — 1 federal enforcement record
- A-1 CRANE RENTAL & MACHINERY MOVING, INC.DUBUQUE — 1 federal enforcement record
- HARTLAND CONSTRUCTION GROUPLAKE VIEW — 1 federal enforcement record
- KITCHEN CONCEPTSMANSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- PEPSIAMERICASAMES — 1 federal enforcement record
- PLATINUM DEVELOPMENT, LLC.MARION — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Fence Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN FENCE CO.WEST DES MOINES, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All American Fence Company locationsParent rollup
- All Other Specialty Trade ContractorsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Specialty in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN FENCE CO. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup American Fence Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN FENCE CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN FENCE CO. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $375 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN FENCE CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN FENCE CO. operates in the all other specialty trade contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. AMERICAN FENCE CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 10.3 compared to an industry average of 0.9.