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PELLA CORPORATION

1500 US HIGHWAY 59, SHENANDOAH, IA, 51601
Operated by Pella Corporation · 1 of 7 establishments
321911Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
EIN 420497670

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OSHA inspections
7
over 31 years
Violations
11
$53,263 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PELLA CORPORATION has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $53,263 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 76th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 142 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
11
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$53,263
$4,842 avg / violation
82% serious18% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

76th

Above average violations in NAICS 3219 within IA. Peer group: 142 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $1,644
Inspection frequency
97th
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
0.3
vs industry
−1.8
TRIR
0.7
vs industry
−2.6

Reported for 643 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
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.7
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
2
Referral
4

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 PELLA CORPORATION. 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
Dec 21, 2005ROTATING PARTS,AMPUTATED,REPAIR,FINGER,CLEANING,MILLING MACHINE11
Jan 22, 2001AMPUTATED,CARPENTER,FINGER1

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
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PELLA CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PELLA CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for Pella Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Pella Corporation locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-019719Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Sep 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 PELLA CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PELLA CORPORATION. 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
PELLA CORPORATION
1500 HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH · SHENANDOAH, IA, 51601
RCRANo Violation Identified00May 2013View →

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 criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PELLA CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The window's sash can detach from the frame and fall, posing an injury hazard to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2023-12-21. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-13Referral0$0
2022-05-17Referral2$20,000
2013-05-20Planned44$2,763
2006-01-04Referral11$3,000
2004-03-10Complaint0$0
2001-04-18Referral44$27,500
1994-08-31Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PELLA CORPORATION is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pella Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Pella Corporation across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in wood window and door manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Pella Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PELLA CORPORATION 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 Pella Corporation, which operates 7 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 PELLA CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
PELLA CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $53,262.5 in total penalties.
How does PELLA CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
PELLA CORPORATION operates in the wood window and door manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. PELLA CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.28 compared to an industry average of 2.1.