Establishment profile
DAKOTA PACK
2421 9TH AVE. SOUTH PO BOX 77, ESTHERVILLE, IA, 51334
Operated by Farmers Union Industires, LLC
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Summary
DAKOTA PACK has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $6,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 200 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DAKOTA PACK 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $6,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $3,400 | Aug 2005 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV | 1 | 1 | $600 | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $575 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $575 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 E | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2005 | Aug 2005 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3116 within IA. Peer group: 200 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 97 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 DAKOTA PACK. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2006 | FOOD PREPARATION,BANDSAW,MEAT SLICING MACHINE,LACERATION,BLADE,HAND | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 · 2 violations · $974 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2011 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $974 | — |
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 · 2 violations · $974 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2011 – May 2011 | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | FLSA | 2 | 1 | $974 | — |
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 DAKOTA PACK. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DAKOTA PACK. 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 DAKOTA PACK. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DAKOTA PACK. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-05-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-01-23 | Complaint | 14 | 8 | $3,000 | |
| 2006-06-29 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,100 | |
| 2005-07-21 | Referral | 5 | 2 | $1,400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DAKOTA PACK is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Farmers Union Industires, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Farmers Union Industires, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SEABOARD TRIUMPH FOODSSIOUX CITY — 4 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSOTTUMWA — 4 federal enforcement records
- SWIFT & COMPANYMARSHALLTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- SIOUX-PREME PACKING CO.SIOUX CENTER — 3 federal enforcement records
- SWIFT PORK COMPANYMARSHALLTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODSSTORM LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.WATERLOO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CURLY'S FOODSSIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.DENISON — 2 federal enforcement records
- JBSOTTUMWA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Farmers Union Industires, LLC locationsParent rollup
- Animal (except Poultry) SlaughteringAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Animal (except Poultry) in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAKOTA PACK from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Farmers Union Industires, LLC.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DAKOTA PACK's OSHA violation history?
- DAKOTA PACK has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $6,500 in total penalties.
- How does DAKOTA PACK's safety record compare to its industry?
- DAKOTA PACK operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. DAKOTA PACK's self-reported DART rate is 0.95 compared to an industry average of 2.8.