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PIERCE LUMBER, INC. is a sawmill, woodworking, and paper machinery manufacturing employer in BELLE PLAINE, IA. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 8 violations and $13,976 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

PIERCE LUMBER, INC.

1629 13TH STREET, BELLE PLAINE, IA, 52208

Parent: AUTONATION, INC. (1,241 locations)

333243 Top companies in Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing

Federal Enforcement
5
OSHA inspections
8 violations
$13,976 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.2
Industry Avg DART
1.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
5
OSHA Violations
8
Total Penalties
$13,976
Trend
IMPROVING
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
25 years
Last Activity
1yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
88% serious$1,747 avg per violation$2,795 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$13,976 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
2
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 40% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

76%
Above average violations
vs 18 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
88%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
100%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
403616
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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SEC Enforcement(1)

$18,939 totallast: 2000-10-27

SEC Litigation Releases filed against AUTONATION, INC.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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Inspection History

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

PIERCE LUMBER, INC. is one of 1,241 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization AUTONATION, INC.. AUTONATION, INC. is a SEC public reporter (AN), with most recent reported revenue of $27.6B.

Federal enforcement records on PIERCE LUMBER, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of AUTONATION, INC. across all 1,241 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by AUTONATION, INC.

Other employers in Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing within IA

Industry context

Within the sawmill, woodworking, and paper machinery manufacturing industry in IA, PIERCE LUMBER, INC. ranks in the 76th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 18 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 88th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.2 for the sawmill, woodworking, and paper machinery manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.3.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PIERCE LUMBER, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PIERCE LUMBER, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $13,976 in total penalties.
How does PIERCE LUMBER, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PIERCE LUMBER, INC. operates in the sawmill, woodworking, and paper machinery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PIERCE LUMBER, INC. of BELLE PLAINE, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. PIERCE LUMBER, INC. resolves to the parent rollup AUTONATION, INC., which operates 1,241 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if PIERCE LUMBER, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.