UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. is a motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing employer in ALGONA, IA. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 4 violations and $700 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 2, 2026.
UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO.
405 DIAGONAL ROAD, ALGONA, IA, 50511
Parent: Lumen Technologies, Inc. (133 locations)
336350 — Top companies in Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
82 employees
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▶SEC Enforcement(1)
$250,000,000 totallast: 2004-10-21
SEC Enforcement(1)
SEC Litigation Releases filed against Lumen Technologies, Inc.— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.
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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
UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. is one of 133 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Lumen Technologies, Inc.. Lumen Technologies, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (LUMN), with most recent reported revenue of $12.4B.
Federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Lumen Technologies, Inc. across all 133 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Lumen Technologies, Inc.
- UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. — KANSAS CITY, MO — 3 federal records
- QWEST CORP — TAYLORSVILLE, UT — 2 federal records
- 317705138 - QWEST CORP — EUGENE, OR — 2 federal records
- QWEST CORP — EUGENE, OR — 2 federal records
- Qwest Corporation — Phoenix, AZ — 2 federal records
- UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION — ZELIENOPLE, PA — 2 federal records
- QWEST CORPORATION — YAKIMA, WA — 2 federal records
- QWEST CORP — EUGENE, OR — 2 federal records
- QWEST — SALT LAKE CITY, UT — 2 federal records
- Qwest — Salt Lake City, UT — 2 federal records
Other employers in Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing within IA
- GKN ARMSTRONG WHEELS, INC. — ARMSTRONG — 1 federal record
- SADLER POWER TRAIN TRUCK PARTS & SERVICE — CEDAR RAPIDS — 1 federal record
- GKN LAND SYSTEMS — ESTHERVILLE — 1 federal record
- EATON CORPORATION — SHENANDOAH
- BWS LEASING INC DBA CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION — FORT DODGE
Industry context
Within the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry in IA, UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. ranks in the 63th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 66 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 55th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.4 for the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.6. UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.07, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $700 in total penalties.
- How does UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. operates in the motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.07 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. of ALGONA, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO. resolves to the parent rollup Lumen Technologies, Inc., which operates 133 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING CO.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.