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JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.

502 FIFTH STREET NW, DYERSVILLE, IA, 52040
Operated by DYERSVILLE DIE CAST · 1 of 4 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 15 years
Violations
9
$3,250 in penalties
Penalties
$3,250
$361 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC. has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 15 years of recorded history, with $3,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 34th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
9
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$3,250
$361 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $3,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$650Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211$650Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$650Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$650Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$650Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0138 B11Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III11Mar 2011Mar 2011

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

34th

Below average violations in NAICS 3315 within IA. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 14.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
36th
peer median: $7,747
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 5

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
10.1
vs industry
+7.2
TRIR
13.5
vs industry
+9.0

Reported for 187 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
4.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
13.5
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
1

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 JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. 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 JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1612085
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-03-07Planned96$3,250

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DYERSVILLE DIE CAST.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DYERSVILLE DIE CAST across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JOSEPH L. ERTL, 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 DYERSVILLE DIE CAST, which operates 4 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 JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
JOSEPH L. ERTL, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 9 violations and $3,250 in total penalties.