Establishment profile
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.
1420 PROGRESS ST, NORTH LIBERTY, IA, 52317
Operated by Cole's Quality Foods · 1 of 3 establishments
311812 — Commercial Bakeries
EIN 381291439
Summary
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $40,074 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 56 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $40,074 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B03 | 2 | 1 | $337 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $14,063 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $10,046 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $3,552 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0263 C03 | 1 | 1 | $3,552 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,842 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,842 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,841 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3118 within IA. Peer group: 56 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; 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 102 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 COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2019 | Back,Cleaning,Container,Equipment Operator,Food processing,Janitor,Material Handling,Non-PEL Overexposure,Overexposure,Sprain | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IA — for Cole's Quality Foods, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Cole's Quality Foods locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 1 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-RD-086598 | Representation election | Aug 2012 | Sep 2012 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-019068 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2009 | Dec 2009 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-RC-017615 | Representation election | Jan 2009 | Feb 2009 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $24,109 | |
| 2019-11-20 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $15,628 | |
| 2019-05-29 | Complaint | 2 | — | $337 | |
| 2016-05-24 | 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
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cole's Quality Foods.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cole's Quality Foods across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in commercial bakeries within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATIONDAVENPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUNKIST BAKERYSIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- HY-VEE, INC.DES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
- GATEWAY MARKETDES MOINES — 1 federal enforcement record
- INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATIONBURLINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- FIRST CAPITOL BAKING COMPANYBURLINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- BODEANS BAKING GROUPLE MARS — 1 federal enforcement record
- MICHAEL'S BAKERY PRODUCTS LLCCLEAR LAKE — 1 federal enforcement record
- JOHNSON BAKERY INCWATERLOO — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOSTESS BRANDS, INC.WATERLOO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cole's Quality Foods, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COLE'S QUALITY FOODS INCMUSKEGON, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Cole's Quality Foods locationsParent rollup
- Commercial BakeriesAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Commercial Bakeries in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on COLE'S QUALITY FOODS, INC. 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 Cole's Quality Foods, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- 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 $40,074 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.