Establishment profile
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER
204 N 4TH AVENUE EAST, NEWTON, IA, 50208
Operated by Mercy Medical Center · 1 of 11 establishments
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Summary
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 20 years of recorded history, with $938 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 34th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $938 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2013) | 1 | 1 | $938 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 6221 within IA. Peer group: 59 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 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.
Reported for 297 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 SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 84 violations · $48,934 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Aug 2005 | 1 | 84 | 83 | $48,934 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 84 violations · $48,934 in backwages · 83 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2003 – Aug 2005 | Local Hospitals | FLSA | 84 | 83 | $48,934 | — |
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 SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER. 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 SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER 204 NORTH 4TH AVENUE EAST · NEWTON, IA, 50208 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2006 | 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 SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-21 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $938 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mercy Medical Center.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mercy Medical Center across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general medical and surgical hospitals within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATIONWATERLOO — 3 federal enforcement records
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITALDES MOINES — 3 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERMASON CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Mercy Medical CenterSioux City — 2 federal enforcement records
- CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES - IOWA, CORPDES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
- ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSIOUX CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTEROTTUMWA — 2 federal enforcement records
- THE FINLEY HOSPITALDUBUQUE — 2 federal enforcement records
- Mercy Medical CenterClinton — 2 federal enforcement records
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Mercy Medical Center, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- Mercy Medical CenterClinton, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERDUBUQUE, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERSIOUX CITY, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Mercy Medical CenterDes Moines, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Mercy Medical CenterSioux City, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERMASON CITY, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTERCEDAR RAPIDS, IA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INCROSEBURG, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Mercy Medical Center locationsParent rollup
- General Medical and Surgical HospitalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in IAState-wide enforcement data
- General Medical and in IAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER 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 Mercy Medical Center, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $937.5 in total penalties.
- How does SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 6.72 compared to an industry average of 2.1.