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QUAKER OATS COMPANY is a breakfast cereal manufacturing employer in CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. Federal records show 9 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $1,200 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.

QUAKER OATS COMPANY

418 2ND STREET NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52401

311230 Top companies in Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
9
OSHA inspections
1 violation
$1,200 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.8
Industry Avg DART
1.8
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
9
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$1,200
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
28 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
$1,200 avg per violation$133 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$1,200 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
4
Accident
1
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 11% of inspections

Peer Comparison

29%
Below average violations
vs 66 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
40%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
94%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
10
Unfair Labor Practice
10
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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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.

Other employers in Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing within IA

Industry context

Within the breakfast cereal manufacturing industry in IA, QUAKER OATS COMPANY ranks in the 29th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 66 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 40th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 94th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.8 for the breakfast cereal manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.8.

Activity timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is QUAKER OATS COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
QUAKER OATS COMPANY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $1,200 in total penalties.
How does QUAKER OATS COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
QUAKER OATS COMPANY operates in the breakfast cereal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on QUAKER OATS COMPANY of CEDAR RAPIDS, 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.

This profile may be incomplete if QUAKER OATS COMPANYoperates 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.