Establishment profile
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
301 5TH AVENUE SW, OELWEIN, IA, 50662
Operated by DONALDSON Co INC · 1 of 22 establishments
EIN 410222640
Summary
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $6,134 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 18,582 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 30 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DONALDSON COMPANY, 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
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $6,134 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $1,451 | Apr 1989 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0255 B04 | 1 | 1 | $1,251 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 III | 1 | 1 | $1,251 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $1,251 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B01 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Aug 1978 | Aug 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1983 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 IX | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1200.006 20B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1200.006 20C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1983 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1978 | Aug 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1978 | Aug 1978 |
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. Peer group: 18,582 employers. This establishment has 14 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 42 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.
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 DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 30+ years. Most recent activity: 30 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IA — for DONALDSON Co INC, 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 DONALDSON Co INC 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.). 7 cases · 7 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CA-305741 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-305456 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-305124 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-305098 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-204584 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2017 | Sep 2017 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-189018 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2016 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 18-CA-016277 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2002 | Feb 2002 | 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 DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DONALDSON COMPANY 301 5TH AVE. S.W. · OELWEIN, IA, 50662 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 1997 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-02-26 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $5,004 | |
| 1989-04-05 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $400 | |
| 1983-02-10 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $240 | |
| 1983-01-05 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-10-04 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-07-13 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $490 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. is one of 22 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DONALDSON Co INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DONALDSON Co INC across all 22 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by DONALDSON Co INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DONALDSON COMPANY INC.CRESCO, IA — 4 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.STEVENS POINT, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.GRINNELL, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY INCFRANKFORT, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON CO INCKIRKSVILLE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON CO INCMinneapolis, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.BALDWIN, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.DIXON, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSONCHILLICOTHE, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
- DONALDSON COMPANY INCNICHOLASVILLE, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All DONALDSON Co INC locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DONALDSON COMPANY, 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 DONALDSON Co INC, which operates 22 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $6,134 in total penalties.