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DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.

201 EAST STREET S., GRINNELL, IA, 50112
Operated by DONALDSON Co INC · 1 of 22 establishments
EIN 410222640

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OSHA inspections
15
over 47 years
Violations
63
$45,339 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 63 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $45,339 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 66 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 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

Inspections
15
0.3 / yr · last 47 yrs
Violations
63
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$45,339
$720 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 15
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 15

73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3363 within IA. Peer group: 66 employers. This establishment has 63 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $3,338
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 2

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.

DART rate
2.4
vs industry
+0.5
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
−0.6

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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
6
Complaint
4
Referral
2
Follow-up
3

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

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
7

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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-305741Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Nov 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-305456Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Nov 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-305124Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Nov 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-305098Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Nov 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-204584Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Sep 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-189018Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Oct 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016277Unfair labor practiceJan 2002Feb 2002ClosedRegion 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DONALDSON
201 EAST ST · GRINNELL, IA, 50112
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00May 2015View →

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.

Company-wide — DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. (across 10 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$5.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$118.8M
Awards (all-time)
1,612

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-04-21Planned1$650
1999-10-05Complaint0$0
1998-04-29Complaint33$1,444
1991-09-03Referral236$28,500
1991-08-14Complaint129$11,000
1989-01-18Planned53$300
1984-11-15Referral4$0
1984-11-07Planned44$575
1983-12-08Follow-up0$0
1983-02-18Planned1$0
1983-01-12Planned6$0
1981-09-17Follow-up0$0
1981-02-19Planned32$2,070
1979-09-18Follow-up1$800
1979-02-16Complaint0$0

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.

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Other locations under this parent

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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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Frequently asked

What is DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 63 violations and $45,339 in total penalties.