Establishment profile
PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC
3183 IOWA HWY 17, EAGLE GROVE, IA, 50533
Operated by Prestage Foods of Iowa
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Summary
PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $37,800 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 199 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $37,800 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 H01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,300 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E05 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F04 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 D | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 A | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2020 | Sep 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 N | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 L01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 H02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within IA. Peer group: 199 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 17 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
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- 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 PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 | Adjust,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Concussion,Contusion,Falling Object,Hand Tool,Head,Ladder,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Maintenance,Meat Processing,Pry Bar,Skull,Struck By,Training,Unstable PositionFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Arm,Cutting,Food processing,Glove,Hand Tool,Inexperience,Knife,Lack of Work Procedures,Meat Processing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Removing,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Animal,Arm,Blade,Caught By,Cutting,Elbow,Falling Object,Food Preparation,Food processing,Knife,Laceration,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Puncture,Puncture Wound | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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 PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC. 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 PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA 3183 HIGHWAY 17 · EAGLE GROVE, IA, 50533 | AirWater | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Oct 2023 | View → |
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 PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-18 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-09-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-09-10 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $12,500 | |
| 2021-09-07 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-08-26 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | |
| 2021-08-26 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $5,000 | |
| 2020-06-05 | Complaint | 2 | — | $3,300 | |
| 2020-02-11 | Complaint | 11 | 2 | $12,000 | |
| 2019-10-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Prestage Foods of Iowa.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Prestage Foods of Iowa across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in animal (except poultry) slaughtering within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- SEABOARD TRIUMPH FOODSSIOUX CITY — 4 federal enforcement records
- SWIFT & COMPANYMARSHALLTOWN — 3 federal enforcement records
- SIOUX-PREME PACKING CO.SIOUX CENTER — 3 federal enforcement records
- SWIFT PORK COMPANYMARSHALLTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.DENISON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIOUX-PREME PACKING CO.SIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAKOTA PACKESTHERVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- JBSOTTUMWA — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYSON FOODSSTORM LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Prestage Foods of Iowa locationsParent rollup
- Animal (except Poultry) SlaughteringAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- Animal (except Poultry) in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $37,800 in total penalties.
- How does PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC operates in the animal (except poultry) slaughtering industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
- Has PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC.