Establishment profile
KERBER MILLING CO.
1817 MAIN STREET, EMMETSBURG, IA, 50536
Operated by Kerber Milling Company
311119 — Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Summary
KERBER MILLING CO. has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $310 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 124 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KERBER MILLING CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $310 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Oct 1987 | Oct 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $95 | Aug 1984 | Aug 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $95 | Aug 1984 | Aug 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1984 | Aug 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1984 | Aug 1984 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3111 within IA. Peer group: 124 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 53 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 KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 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 · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2003 – Aug 2005 | Other Animal Food Manufacturing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KERBER MILLING CO.. 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 KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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 KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-01 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-09-10 | Accident | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-10-13 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $120 | |
| 1984-07-31 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $190 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KERBER MILLING CO. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kerber Milling Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kerber Milling Company across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other animal food manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- ZINPRO CORPORATIONGARNER — 2 federal enforcement records
- AG PARTNERSSHELDON — 2 federal enforcement records
- CARGILL INCORPORATEDWEST BRANCH — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON PET PRODUCTSINDEPENDENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LYNCH LIVESTOCK INC.WAUCOMA — 2 federal enforcement records
- HUBBARD FEEDS INC.STORM LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SCHNEIDER MILLING INC.WAVERLY — 1 federal enforcement record
- GARNAVILLO MILL INC.GARNAVILLO — 1 federal enforcement record
- BAKERY FEEDSMUSCATINE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Kerber Milling Company locationsParent rollup
- Other Animal Food ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Other Animal Food in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KERBER MILLING CO. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KERBER MILLING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- KERBER MILLING CO. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $310 in total penalties.
- How does KERBER MILLING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KERBER MILLING CO. operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. KERBER MILLING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.61 compared to an industry average of 2.7.