Establishment profile
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
700 E UNIVERSITY AVE, DES MOINES, IA, 50316
Operated by UnityPoint Health-Des Moines · 1 of 2 establishments
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 420680453
Summary
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $2,040 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
29% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $2,040 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A | 4 | 1 | $610 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $900 | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $90 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 J | 1 | 1 | $50 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 G03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1980 | Jul 1980 |
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 in NAICS 6221 within IA. Peer group: 59 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 874 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 IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2021 | CPR,Carbon Monoxide,Gas Generator,Head,HospitalFatality | 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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 · 5 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2019 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
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 · 5 violations · $0 in backwages · 4 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 – Apr 2019 | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | FLSA | 5 | 4 | — | — |
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 IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. 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 IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL 700 EAST UNIVERSITY AVENUE · DES MOINES, IA, 50316 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 2 | 0 | — | Jun 2024 | View → |
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY & PE · DES MOINES, IA, 50316 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-22 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-01-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-01-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-10-16 | Complaint | 3 | — | $900 | |
| 1992-11-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-07-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-06-11 | Accident | 11 | 8 | $1,140 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization UnityPoint Health-Des Moines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general medical and surgical hospitals within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIONWATERLOO — 3 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERMASON CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE FINLEY HOSPITALDUBUQUE — 2 federal enforcement records
- Mercy Medical CenterSioux City — 2 federal enforcement records
- CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES - IOWA, CORPDES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
- ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
- OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTEROTTUMWA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Mercy Medical CenterClinton — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERGRINNELL, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All UnityPoint Health-Des Moines locationsParent rollup
- General Medical and Surgical HospitalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- General Medical and in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL 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 UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $2,040 in total penalties.
- How does IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL's self-reported DART rate is 7.74 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL.