Finance & Insurance · Des Moines, IA
Wells Fargo
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Wells Fargo 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
- $4,136
- Back wages owed
Wells Fargo in Des Moines, 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. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $4,136 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Wells Fargo once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Finance & Insurance industry average of 0 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (2.8x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $4,136 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Detroit, MI is another finance & insurance employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $4,200 in current penalties.
- 0.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $4,136
- 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: $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 Finance & Insurance employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Wells Fargo.
Wells Fargo in the Finance & Insurance enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Wells Fargo ranks #402 among 645 Finance & Insurance employers with WHD recoveries ($4,136). Wells Fargo carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #402 of 645 Finance & Insurance employers on WHD back wages ($4,136).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $4,136 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Wells Fargo Compares
1 OSHA inspection on record for Wells Fargo in Des Moines, IA, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Finance & Insurance sector average of 0.3 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Wells Fargo to date. The Finance & Insurance sector average runs $310 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2013-05-28
Last Inspection
2013-05-28
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$853
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Finance & Insurance average of $853.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Wells Fargo owed $4,136 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Finance & Insurance
How Wells Fargo compares to the Finance & Insurance sector, which has 763 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Wells Fargo | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 0.4 |
| Violations | 0 | 0.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $310 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $853 |
Nationwide Finance & Insurance peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Wells Fargo, 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 Finance & Insurance
Showing 5 of 762 other employers tracked in this sector.
What to do with this record
Use Wells Fargo's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Wells Fargo against Title Max, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Wells Fargo's inspection and penalty record is typical for Finance & Insurance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Finance & Insurance sector
- Wells Fargo also carries $4,136 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
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.