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PELLA CORPORATION

102 MAIN STREET, PELLA, IA, 50219
321911Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
EIN 420497670

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OSHA inspections
22
over 31 years
Violations
34
$81,450 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
7 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PELLA CORPORATION has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $81,450 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 142 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
22
0.7 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
34
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$81,450
$2,396 avg / violation
59% serious41% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 22
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 22

64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $78,529 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0155$31,035Dec 1994Jul 2023
29 CFR 1910.0213 B0622$5,400Dec 1994Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$10,050Apr 2026Apr 2026
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0311$9,423Mar 2019Mar 2019
29 CFR 1910.0213 N0111$8,051Jun 2020Jun 2020
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$2,275Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$1,900Feb 2006Feb 2006
29 CFR 1910.0213 Q0211$1,500Oct 1998Oct 1998
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0911$1,487Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0124 J0311$975Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$975Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1200.00611$750Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 8800.0411$700Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11$700Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 1910.0106 H04 IVA11$595Jun 2003Jun 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV B11$582Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$582Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$582Oct 2023Oct 2023
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIB11$500Dec 1994Dec 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IIB11$468Dec 1994Dec 1994

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3219 within IA. Peer group: 142 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,644
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.1
vs industry
−1.0
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
−1.6

Reported for 3,065 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
1.7
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
11
Accident
3
Referral
7

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
Apr 27, 2020Contusion,Finger,Laceration,Machine operator,Molding Machine,Partial Amputation,Pulled In,Wood11
Nov 21, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Fingertip,Nail gun,Pinched1
Jun 28, 2018Falling Object,Head,Struck By11
Nov 7, 2005CHAIN,FINGER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,SPROCKET,UNGUARDED1
Aug 18, 2000AMPUTATED,FINGER11
May 23, 2000HOLD-DOWN CLAMP,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INATTENTION11
Jun 10, 1998AMPUTATED,CAUGHT BY,HAND11
Mar 19, 1996AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,SAW,BLADE,INATTENTION11
Oct 11, 1994AMPUTATED,FINGER,MOLDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,SET UP,UNGUARDED11

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)

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 2023 – Aug 2025Metal Window and Door 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 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

Total applications
20
Certified
20
Avg wage ratio
1.13x
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)

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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PELLA CORPORATION
335 TRUMAN RD · PELLA, IA, 50219
RCRANo Violation Identified00Jul 2011View →
PELLA
519 OSKALOOSA · PELLA, IA, 50219
00View →

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
161279
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 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.

CPSC recall roster

Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Pella Recalls Casement Windows Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
#24732
Dec 2023The window's sash can detach from the frame and fall, posing an injury hazard to consumers.View →

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-12Referral1$10,050
2025-05-27Complaint0$0
2023-05-08Complaint3$1,745
2023-02-02Referral1$17,612
2022-10-04Complaint0$0
2021-08-10Complaint0$0
2020-05-04Referral11$8,051
2019-01-15Referral22$18,846
2018-08-14Referral1$389
2017-10-11Complaint0$0
2010-08-09Planned0$0
2006-01-12Referral11$1,900
2005-11-29Complaint0$0
2005-09-12Complaint0$0
2003-05-27Complaint21$2,082
2002-07-16Complaint3$4,225
2000-10-18Referral11$1,200
2000-06-26Complaint11$2,500
2000-05-24Complaint0$0
1998-09-15Accident11$1,500
1996-03-19Accident11$5,000
1994-10-11Accident1511$6,350

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

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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.

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Frequently asked

What is PELLA CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
PELLA CORPORATION has 22 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $81,449.5 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 1.11 compared to an industry average of 2.1.