Construction · Sioux City, IA
Thompson Electric Company
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Thompson Electric Company has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 2
- OSHA inspections
- $3,571
- Back wages owed
Thompson Electric Company in Sioux City, IA has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 6 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 Thompson Electric Company 2 times over 3 years, roughly once every couple of years. These inspections resulted in 1 violation, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. Against the Construction industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this sits roughly in line with peers (1.0x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $3,571 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. For comparison, JT Yates Electric in Rockingham, NC is another construction employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.5
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $3,571
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 2 OSHA inspections (0.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $4K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($4K 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 Construction employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Thompson Electric Company.
Thompson Electric Company in the Construction enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Thompson Electric Company at rank #9,884 of 12,785 employers ($3,571 owed). Thompson Electric Company carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #9,884 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($3,571).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $3,571 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Thompson Electric Company Compares
Thompson Electric Company's 0.50 violations per inspection compares to the Construction sector average of 3.3 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Thompson Electric Company to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2011-08-10
Last Inspection
2014-04-18
Inspection Span
3 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,361
What this shows 2 inspections over 3 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Construction average of $3,361.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
0
Serious
0.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
1
Other-Than-Serious
100.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Thompson Electric Company owed $3,571 in back wages to 6 employees across 1 case and 6 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: Construction
How Thompson Electric Company compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Thompson Electric Company | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 1 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
Nationwide Construction peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Thompson Electric Company, 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).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Construction
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What to do with this record
Use Thompson Electric Company's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Thompson Electric Company against JT Yates Electric, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Thompson Electric Company's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Thompson Electric Company also carries $3,571 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 Sources & Methodology ▼
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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