Utilities · Cedar Falls, IA
Cedar Falls Utilities
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Cedar Falls Utilities has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
Cedar Falls Utilities in Cedar Falls, IA has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Cedar Falls Utilities 2 times across a longer 11-year span, an infrequent cadence. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Utilities industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.8x the sector average) on inspection frequency. For comparison, Cape May County Mua Cape May Point RR in Cape May Point, NJ is another utilities employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
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Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 2 OSHA inspections (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Utilities employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Cedar Falls Utilities.
How Cedar Falls Utilities Compares
2 OSHA inspections on record for Cedar Falls Utilities in Cedar Falls, IA, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Utilities sector average of 6.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Cedar Falls Utilities to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2013-08-26
Last Inspection
2024-12-19
Inspection Span
11 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,104
What this shows 2 inspections over 11 years, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Utilities average of $2,104.
Industry Safety Context: Utilities
How Cedar Falls Utilities compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Cedar Falls Utilities | Industry Avg |
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| Inspections | 2 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
Nationwide Utilities peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Cedar Falls Utilities, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (2 inspections here).
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Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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