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Pella Corporation
OSHA: 14 insp.Injuries: 3 yrLabor: 1 caseImmigration: 26 LCAContracts: not listed
Pella Corporation is an employer in Pella, Iowa in Wood product manufacturing. Federal records hold 14 OSHA inspections, 1 concluded Wage and Hour Division case, 26 labor condition applications, 4 PERM applications and 3 years of injury summaries.
OSHA opened 14 inspections at Pella Corporation sites in Iowa since 2016, issuing 11 citations, 3 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $76,693 (initially $77,326), $5,478 per inspection, above the national figure of $3,754. No citation is recorded as contested.
On its 2025 Form 300A summary the employer reported 3,862 employees and 41 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 1.5 per 100 full-time workers, lower than the pooled rate for its industry (4.4; median establishment 3.5).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 1 compliance action involving Pella Corporation, recording no back wages.
It filed 26 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 26 worker positions. The median offered wage is $107,167 a year against a median prevailing wage of $102,382, in line with the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($123,741). The most common prevailing wage level is Level II (35% of filings).
OFLC records 4 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $99,507; the employer reported 9,547 employees on payroll.
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
Compared with industry, state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 321 | Iowa | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $5,478 | $5,691 | $4,054 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 0% | — | 3% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 50% | — | 52% | 56% |
Inspections with no citations count as "issued" with zero citations. Industry and state figures cover every inspection in the enforcement data since 2016, including employers without a page.
Citations by standard
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 3 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 2 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 2 |
| 1910.213 | Woodworking machinery requirements | 2 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 1 |
| 1904.29 | Forms (recordkeeping) | 1 |
Standard numbers as the record labels them (29 CFR section; 5(a)(1) is the General Duty Clause). State-plan agencies such as Cal/OSHA cite their own codes, which appear here as recorded. Counted from the first twelve citations of each inspection.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2025 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 | $10,050 | Final order | 1910.147(c)(4)(i) |
| 27 May 2025 | Complaint · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Planned · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 8 May 2023 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 3 | $1,745 | Final order | 1910.157(c)(1), 1910.305(b)(2)(i), 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(b) |
| 2 Feb 2023 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 | $17,612 | Final order | 1910.212(a)(1) |
| 4 Oct 2022 | Complaint · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 17 May 2022 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 2 | $20,000 | Final order | 1910.147(c)(4), 1910.212(a)(1) |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 4 May 2020 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 (1 S/W/R) | $8,051 | Final order | 1910.213(n)(1) (Serious) |
| 24 Sep 2019 | Planned · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 15 Jan 2019 | Referral · Safety | Complete | 2 (2 S/W/R) | $18,846 | Final order | 1910.212(a)(1) (Serious), 1910.213(c)(3) (Serious) |
| 14 Aug 2018 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 1 | $389 | Final order | 1904.29(b)(1) |
| 11 Oct 2017 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed |
Status is per inspection: "Contested" when any citation has a contest date and "Final order" when every citation has a final order date; "Issued" otherwise. Violation types: S serious, W willful, R repeat. Each date links to the inspection detail on osha.gov.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
Injury rate vs industry
Total recordable case rate for 2025. The industry median is the median rate across establishments with at least 20,000 hours in NAICS 321 (quartiles 0.6–7.3); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 4,441 | 8,441,174 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3,751 | 6,944,810 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3,862 | 5,535,426 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in Iowa. Rates are blank where fewer than 2,000 hours were reported.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 321 | Iowa | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $0 | $15K | $6,807 | $13K |
| Employees per case | 0.0 | — | 8.4 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | — | — | $814 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2023 – 1 Aug 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 2006937.
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 4%Level II 35%Level III 12%Level IV 27%Not stated 23%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 15-2051 | Iowa | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $107,167 | $123,741 | $98,331 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $97,115–$125,288 | $96,034–$158,895 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 39% | 56% | 70% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Data Scientists, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Data Scientist | 2 | — |
| Manager of Product | 2 | — |
| Oracle Technical Analyst | 1 | — |
| Software Engineer | 1 | — |
| Manager | 1 | — |
| Oracle Technical Analyst II | 1 | — |
| Finance Manager | 1 | — |
| Associate Category Merchandising Manager | 1 | — |
| Data Engineer | 1 | — |
| Market Research Senior Analyst | 1 | — |
| Senior Oracle DBA Administrator | 1 | — |
| Senior Technical Analyst | 1 | — |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientists | 9 | $123,741 |
| Software Developers | 6 | $138,494 |
| Marketing Managers | 3 | $175,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2 | $200,006 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1 | $106,553 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 1 | $140,000 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 1 | $85,000 |
| Database Administrators | 1 | $112,690 |
Worksite states
Iowa 16 · Texas 4 · North Carolina 2 · Florida 2 · Nebraska 1 · New Jersey 1
Visa classes: H-1B 26. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Iowa); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Senior Technical Analyst | 2 |
| Sr. IT Architect (EPM / CPM) | 1 |
| Senior Oracle DBA Administrator | 1 |
PERM occupations
| Occupation | Applications |
|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysts | 2 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1 |
| Database Administrators | 1 |
Contracts USAspending.gov
USAspending recipient totals are federal contract obligations reported by awarding agencies for the latest twelve months; a recipient profile is a company-level record, not a per-state one. Retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Not among the top 3,903 federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending for the latest twelve months. Smaller awards can be searched on USAspending.gov.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Pella Corporation?
Yes. OSHA records 14 inspections at Pella Corporation sites in Iowa since 2016, most recently opened 13 Nov 2025.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
11 citations with current penalties totalling $76,693. 7 inspections have a final order on every citation, 0 have a contested citation and 7 are recorded as issued. Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Pella Corporation?
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 1 case involving the employer and recorded no back wages.
Does Pella Corporation sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 26 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 25 were certified. The median offered wage is $107,167 a year; the most common job title is Associate Data Scientist.
Does Pella Corporation sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 4 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 4 of them certified.
Does Pella Corporation hold federal contracts?
It is not among the top federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending; smaller awards are not covered on this site.
Have there been union elections at Pella Corporation?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 14 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 1 Oct 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 1 Oct 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.