West Liberty Foods: Workplace records, West Liberty, Iowa
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OSHA opened 15 inspections at West Liberty Foods in Iowa since 2016. The inspections have 20 citations. No citation is recorded as contested.
West Liberty Foods filed 5 PERM applications in fiscal year 2025. OFLC certified all of them.
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OSHA inspections: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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- Inspections since 2016
- 15
- Citations
- 207 serious, willful or repeat
- Current penalties
- $105,108initial $124,361
- Inspections with a contested citation
- 010 with a final order on every citation
| Year | Inspections | Citations | Current penalties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | $14,500 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $5,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | $9,923 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $20,325 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | $11,186 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | $28,983 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | $15,191 |
| All years | 15 | 20 | $105,108 |
The status is for each inspection. "Contested" means that a citation has a contest date. "Final order" means that every citation has a final order date. Each date links to the inspection on osha.gov.
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 5 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 3 |
| 1904.29 | Forms (recordkeeping) | 2 |
| 1910.23 | Ladders | 2 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 2 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 1 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 1 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 1 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 1 |
| 1904.39 | Reporting fatalities and severe injuries to OSHA | 1 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 1 |
| Measure | This record | NAICS 311 | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for each inspection | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty for each inspection | $7,007 | $6,851 | $4,050 | $3,764 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 0% | No data | 3% | 8% |
Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Calendar years 2023 to 2025Read from the committed copy
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Recording or reporting a work-related injury, illness, or fatality does not mean that the employer or employee was at fault, that an OSHA rule has been violated, or that the employee is eligible for workers' compensation or other benefits.
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- Total recordable case rate, 2024
- 4.2cases for each 100 full-time workers
- Days away, restricted or transferred (DART), 2024
- 3.7
- Employees reported, 2024
- 7761 establishment
- Recordable cases, 2024
- 330 deaths
| Group | Total recordable case rate |
|---|---|
| This record | 4.2 |
| Median establishment, NAICS 311 | 3.0 |
| All establishments, NAICS 311 | 3.4 |
| All establishments, Iowa | 3.9 |
| All establishments, United States | 3.5 |
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours worked | Deaths | Days away | Restricted or transferred | Other cases | Case rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1,079 | 2,213,977 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 776 | 1,565,950 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
The figures add up every establishment that filed under this name in Iowa. A rate is blank when the establishments reported fewer than 2,000 hours. The median establishment has 20,000 hours or more.
H-1B and PERM: Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Decisions to Newest file fiscal year 2026, quarter 3Read from the committed copy
Employer-specific case information that appears on this website was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted prevailing wage, labor certification and labor attestation applications for processing. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics (BLS-OES) survey.
Any typographical errors or other data anomalies (e.g., incomplete or blank data fields, etc.) may be due to internal data entry or other external customer errors in completing and submitting the applications for processing.
A small percentage of determinations may be subject to change in subsequent quarterly releases due to appeal or redetermination decisions on employer applications.
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- PERM applications, fiscal year 2026
- 0none filed in this fiscal year
PERM applications (permanent labor certification)
| Fiscal year | Applications | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| MEAT PACKER | 7 |
| Occupation (SOC) | Applications |
|---|---|
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 5 |
Fiscal year 2024 holds the applications on the new Form 9089 only. The median offered wage on the PERM applications is $35,360 a year.
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Back wages
The data since fiscal year 2005 has no concluded Wage and Hour Division case of this employer in Iowa.
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Records matched to this name in other states
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| State | Name on the record | City | Records | LCA filings | OSHA inspections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | West Liberty Foods | Bolingbrook | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Utah | West Liberty Foods | Tremonton | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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Questions about this record
- What happened to the PERM applications of West Liberty Foods?
- West Liberty Foods filed 7 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024 to 2026. OFLC certified 6 of them. OFLC denied none. The employer withdrew 1.
- Are the OSHA citations of West Liberty Foods final?
- Of the 15 inspections, 10 have a final order on every citation. The current penalties are $105,108. The initial penalties were $124,361.
- Did the Wage and Hour Division record back wages?
- The data since fiscal year 2005 has no concluded Wage and Hour Division case of this employer in Iowa.
- What injury case rate did West Liberty Foods report for 2024?
- The establishments of West Liberty Foods in Iowa report a total recordable case rate of 4.2 for each 100 full-time workers in 2024. The rate of all reporting establishments in the United States is 3.5.
Official channels
- OSHAOSHA establishment searchOccupational Safety and Health Administration. Address checked .
- 300AOSHA injury and illness data (Form 300A)Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Address checked .
- OFLCOFLC performance data (LCA and PERM disclosure files)Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Address checked .
- WHDHow to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour DivisionWage and Hour Division. Address checked .
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Employer Ledger. "West Liberty Foods (Iowa)." https://employerledger.com/employer/west-liberty-foods-ia/. Records of: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A; Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Newest record .
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