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DRAKE UNIVERSITY is a colleges, universities, and professional schools employer in DES MOINES, IA. Federal records show 6 OSHA inspections with 8 violations and $44,000 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 2, 2026.

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

2507 UNIVERSITY AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50311

Parent: STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. (290 locations)

611310 Top companies in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

1,668 employees

Federal Enforcement
6
OSHA inspections
8 violations
$44,000 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.3
Industry Avg DART
0.6
Self-Reported DART
2.1
Self-Reported TRIR
2.2
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
6
OSHA Violations
8
Total Penalties
$44,000
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
24 years
Last Activity
1yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
75% serious$5,500 avg per violation$7,333 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$44,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+0.9
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+1.5
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

96%
Worse than most peers
vs 25 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
100%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
92%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
2
Unfair Labor Practice
2
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
3
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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SEC Enforcement(3)

$838,285 totallast: 2020-01-16

SEC Litigation Releases filed against STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

DRAKE UNIVERSITY is one of 290 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.. STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. is a SEC public reporter (STRL), with most recent reported revenue of $2.5B and 4,400 employees.

Federal enforcement records on DRAKE UNIVERSITY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. across all 290 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

Other employers in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools within IA

Industry context

Within the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry in IA, DRAKE UNIVERSITY ranks in the 96th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 25 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.3 for the colleges, universities, and professional schools sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6. DRAKE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 2.08, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is DRAKE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
DRAKE UNIVERSITY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $44,000 in total penalties.
How does DRAKE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
DRAKE UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. DRAKE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 2.08 compared to an industry average of 0.6.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DRAKE UNIVERSITY of DES MOINES, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. DRAKE UNIVERSITY resolves to the parent rollup STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., which operates 290 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if DRAKE UNIVERSITYoperates 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.