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OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

501 AVENUE H, CARTER LAKE, IA, 51510
Operated by Owen Industries
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 470618875

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OSHA inspections
6
over 4 years
Violations
8
$49,077 in penalties
Penalties
$49,077
$6,135 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 4 years of recorded history, with $49,077 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 166 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
1.5 / yr · last 4 yrs
Violations
8
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$49,077
$6,135 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $49,077 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)11$14,063Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$12,327Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$9,830Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0215 D0111$8,000Jul 2023Jul 2023
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$3,729Jan 2023Jan 2023
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$1,128Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0184 C0911Jan 2024Jan 2024
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111Jul 2023Jul 2023

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

69th

Above average violations in NAICS 3323 within IA. Peer group: 166 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
88th
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
1.4
vs industry
−0.4
TRIR
2.1
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 139 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.1
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

Complaint
1
Referral
5

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 OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. 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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 2, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Crushed,Die,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Instantaneous amputation,Lack of Engineering Controls,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Metal,Nip Point,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Point Of Operation,Press,Press Brake,Press Operator,Traumatic Amputation,Unsafe Position11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OWEN INDUSTRIES, 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 OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.16x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
5

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
OWEN INDUSTRIES INC
501 AVENUE H · CARTER LAKE, IA, 51510
WaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 5
30Feb 2026View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
29260
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 OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-03-12Referral0$0
2023-09-11Referral31$15,191
2023-04-18Referral22$8,000
2022-09-21Complaint1$3,729
2022-06-08Referral11$12,327
2021-09-09Referral11$9,830

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Owen Industries.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Owen Industries across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fabricated structural metal manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OWEN INDUSTRIES, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $49,077 in total penalties.
How does OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. OWEN INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.42 compared to an industry average of 1.8.