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Kohl's: OSHA inspections and violations

Mason City, Iowa · General Merchandise Stores · NAICS 452111

2inspections
2citation items
$11,500current penalties
May 9, 2022last inspection

Kohl's has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Iowa, the first in 2020.

OSHA's last visit started on May 9, 2022 on a referral, in Clive.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $14,630 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,500, down 21%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.23, ladders in general industry (2 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,130. Kohl's averages $11,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Kohl's also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Kohl's: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345946313 OPENED MAY 9, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Closed Nov 1, 2022

10201 University Avenue, Clive, IA 50325 · Department Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(9) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$7,315$5,750Sep 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(10) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$7,315$5,750Sep 6, 2022Final

Inspection 345044481 OPENED DEC 1, 2020Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 93 employees at the site · Closed Jan 20, 2021

556 Indianhead Drive, Mason City, IA 50401 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Clive site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 71 workers: 2.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
103 Clive
Clive · 2025
71 102.93.3
995 Mason City
Mason City · 2025
46 3112.43.3

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(10)

(10) Any ladder with structural or other defects is immediately tagged “Dangerous: Do Not Use” or with similar language in accordance with § 1910.145 and removed from service until repaired in accordance with § 1910.22(d), or replaced;

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(9)

(9) Ladders are inspected before initial use in each work shift, and more frequently as necessary, to identify any visible defects that could cause employee injury;

Other general merchandise stores employers in Iowa

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