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KERBER MILLING CO.

1817 MAIN STREET, EMMETSBURG, IA, 50536
Operated by Kerber Milling Company
311119Other Animal Food Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 41 years
Violations
12
$310 in penalties
Penalties
$310
$26 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 41 yrs
Violations
12
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$310
$26 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$120Oct 1987Oct 1987
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$95Aug 1984Aug 1984
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$95Aug 1984Aug 1984
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0334 A02 I11Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811Oct 1997Oct 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Aug 1984Aug 1984
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Aug 1984Aug 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

89th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
29th
peer median: $1,438
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
6.6
vs industry
+3.9
TRIR
11.0
vs industry
+7.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.0
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
3
Accident
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 KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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 periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2003 – Aug 2005Other Animal Food Manufacturing0

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)

DOT number
342376
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 KERBER MILLING CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-08-01Planned2$0
1997-09-10Accident5$0
1987-10-13Planned11$120
1984-07-31Planned44$190

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

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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

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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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Kerber Milling Company.

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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.