Manufacturing · Muscatine, IA
Hni Corporation
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Hni Corporation has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $2,025
- Back wages owed
Hni Corporation in Muscatine, IA has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 2 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Hni Corporation once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Manufacturing industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.4x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $2,025 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Orotex Corporation in Novi, MI is another manufacturing employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $2,025 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $2,025
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 1 OSHA inspection (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $2K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($2K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Manufacturing employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Hni Corporation.
Hni Corporation in the Manufacturing enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Hni Corporation at rank #3,878 of 4,429 employers ($2,025 owed). Hni Corporation carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,878 of 4,429 Manufacturing employers on WHD back wages ($2,025).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $2,025 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Hni Corporation Compares
1 OSHA inspection on record for Hni Corporation in Muscatine, IA, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Manufacturing sector average of 8.0 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Hni Corporation to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2021-05-06
Last Inspection
2021-05-06
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$6,093
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Manufacturing average of $6,093.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Hni Corporation owed $2,025 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 2 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Manufacturing
How Hni Corporation compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Hni Corporation | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 8.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $15,763 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $6,093 |
Nationwide Manufacturing peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Hni Corporation, 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 (1 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Manufacturing
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What to do with this record
Use Hni Corporation's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Hni Corporation against Orotex Corporation, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Hni Corporation's inspection and penalty record is typical for Manufacturing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Manufacturing sector
- Hni Corporation also carries $2,025 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
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
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.