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IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2700 COLLEGE RD, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 51503
611210Junior Colleges

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OSHA inspections
2
over 26 years
Violations
3
$8,203 in penalties
Penalties
$8,203
$2,734 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $8,203 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$8,203
$2,734 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

100% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $8,203 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$4,158May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$3,696May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.1450 E0111$350Apr 2000Apr 2000

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.

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
2

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 WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$14,709
Employees affected
3

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. 2 statutes · 4 violations · $14,709 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Aug 2021111$13,222
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJan 2013132$1,487

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. 2 cases · 4 violations · $14,709 in backwages · 3 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2021 – Aug 2021Junior CollegesFMLA11$13,222
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013Colleges, Universities, and Professional SchoolsFLSA32$1,487

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 WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 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 WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 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 WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2700 COLLEGE RD. COUNCIL BLUFFS · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 51503
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$350
Awards
3
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$350

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Last action: 2007-11-16. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-02Complaint22$7,853
2000-03-16Complaint1$350

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE's OSHA violation history?
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $8,203 in total penalties.
How does IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE's safety record compare to its industry?
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE operates in the junior colleges industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.1.