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WHITESELL CORPORATION

915 EAST TYLER STREET, WASHINGTON, IA, 52353
Operated by Whitesell Corporation · 1 of 3 establishments
332618Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 32 years
Violations
28
$45,744 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

WHITESELL CORPORATION has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $45,744 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WHITESELL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
28
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$45,744
$1,634 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · $45,744 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$5,925Jun 2004Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II22$8,250Jun 2004Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I22$2,500Jun 2004May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III22Jul 2006Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$7,857Mar 2018Mar 2018
88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2017)11$7,857Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$4,000May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,500May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311$1,250Jun 2004Jun 2004
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$938Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0253 E0111$850Jul 2006Jul 2006
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$750Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$630Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11$563Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$563Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$563Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II11Mar 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0111May 2011May 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Sep 2010Sep 2010

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.

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
8.7
vs industry
+6.9
TRIR
13.0
vs industry
+9.8

Reported for 50 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
13.0
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
2
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Referral
2

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 WHITESELL 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
Jan 22, 2018Arm,Caught In,Crushed,Lockout/Tagout11
Apr 23, 2004ASPHYXIATED,HOIST,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHEDFatality11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 WHITESELL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WHITESELL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for Whitesell Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
16
Unfair labor practice
14
Representation (union)
2

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 Whitesell 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.). 16 cases · 14 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-250527Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Oct 2021ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-247174Representation electionAug 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-237406Unfair labor practiceMar 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-235018Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Oct 2021ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-230399Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Oct 2021ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-226483Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Oct 2021ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-220222Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Aug 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019794Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019484Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Oct 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019008Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Apr 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018965Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018540Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Apr 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018203Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Apr 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018168Unfair labor practiceSep 2006Apr 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-002586Representation electionAug 2006May 2007ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018143Unfair labor practiceAug 2006Apr 2012ClosedRegion 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

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for WHITESELL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WHITESELL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WHITESELL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-02-12Referral43$16,344
2011-04-13Referral43$9,000
2010-08-10Planned108$6,450
2006-06-28Planned42$1,700
2004-04-26Accident62$12,250
1993-07-28Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WHITESELL CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Whitesell Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Whitesell Corporation across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other fabricated wire product manufacturing within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Whitesell Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WHITESELL 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Whitesell Corporation, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is WHITESELL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
WHITESELL CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $45,743.6 in total penalties.
How does WHITESELL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
WHITESELL CORPORATION operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. WHITESELL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 8.66 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has WHITESELL CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving WHITESELL CORPORATION.