Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting · Kadoka, SD
Strehlow Bees, Inc
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $404,827 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $404,827
- Back wages owed
Strehlow Bees, Inc in Kadoka, SD has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $404,827 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $405K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($405K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
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.
Strehlow Bees, Inc in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Strehlow Bees, Inc at rank #20 of 2,875 employers ($404,827 owed). Strehlow Bees, Inc carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #20 of 2,875 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting employers on WHD back wages ($404,827).
How Strehlow Bees, Inc Compares
Strehlow Bees, Inc in Kadoka, SD has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Northern Ag in Overland Park, KS has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Strehlow Bees, Inc to date. The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector average runs $3,448 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Strehlow Bees, Inc owed $404,827 in back wages to 36 employees across 1 case and 42 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: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
How Strehlow Bees, Inc compares to the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector, which has 5,988 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Strehlow Bees, Inc | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.4 |
| Violations | 0 | 2.4 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,448 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,537 |
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What to do with this record
Use Strehlow Bees, Inc's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Strehlow Bees, Inc against Northern Ag, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Strehlow Bees, Inc's inspection and penalty record is typical for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector
- Strehlow Bees, Inc also carries $404,827 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.