Best Western Holiday Motor Lodge

What the Data Says About Best Western Holiday Motor Lodge

The federal enforcement record for Best Western Holiday Motor Lodge in Clear Lake, IA includes 2 OSHA inspections and 18 violations, translating to 9.00 violations per inspection. Of those violations, 15 (83.3%) were classified as serious, 0 (0.0%) as willful, and 0 (0.0%) as repeat. Serious violations denote hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm; willful and repeat categories indicate intentional disregard or recurrence of previously cited hazards.

OSHA assessed $25,275 in initial penalties against this employer, later adjusted to a current total of $11,189 — a 55.7% reduction. Average penalty per inspection works out to $5,595. Against the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $652 per employer, this record runs above peers.

Inspection activity spans from 2013-07-25 to 2013-12-17, a window of roughly 1 year. This record draws directly from the U.S. Department of Labor's public enforcement data at data.dol.gov. Penalty amounts reflect final adjudicated figures after any settlement, informal conference, or formal contest. Workers, journalists, and researchers can use these figures to compare this employer's compliance posture against industry peers and to identify workplaces with elevated safety risks or repeat non-compliance.