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Icecap Cold Storage: OSHA inspections and violations

Council Bluffs, Iowa · Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493120

1inspections
3citation items
$9,632current penalties
Jan 26, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Icecap Cold Storage once in Iowa.

The inspection began on Jan 26, 2026 after a complaint, in Council Bluffs.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,265 and now stand at $9,632, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and Icecap Cold Storage averages $9,632 (1 cited inspection).

Icecap Cold Storage also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Icecap Cold Storage: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348709486 OPENED JAN 26, 2026Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jul 14, 2026

1720 16th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$9,930$4,965Jun 5, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$8,512$4,256Jun 5, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$823$412Jun 5, 2026Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Council Bluffs site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 101 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 60 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
IceCap Cold Storage
Council Bluffs · 2025
101 111.02.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)

(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3)

(3) The test operator shall direct the stream of irritant smoke from the smoke tube toward the faceseal area of the test subject, using the low flow pump or the squeeze bulb. The test operator shall begin at least 12 inches from the facepiece and move the smoke stream around the whole perimeter of the mask. The operator shall gradually make two more passes around the perimeter of the mask, moving to within six inches of the respirator.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

Other refrigerated warehousing and storage employers in Iowa

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