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Waterloo Processing, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Waterloo, Iowa · Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing · NAICS 316110

4inspections
40citation items
$289,405current penalties
Jul 11, 2025last inspection

Waterloo Processing, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Iowa, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 11, 2025 after a complaint, in Waterloo, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 40 citation items: 37 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $483,134 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $289,405, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (6 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Waterloo Processing, LLC averages $72,351 over 4 cited inspections in that time.

Waterloo Processing, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Waterloo Processing, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348369034 OPENED JUL 11, 2025Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 75 employees at the site · Open

4455 Remington Road, Waterloo, IA 50703 · Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$165,514$88,352Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1f
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(13) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$165,514$88,352Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2d Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$11,823$11,823Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$16,550$16,550Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$16,550$16,550Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$16,550$16,550Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.29(k)(1) · Fall protection systems in general industry
Serious$11,823$11,823Oct 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2025Final

Inspection 347139446 OPENED DEC 1, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 64 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2024

4455 Remington Road, Waterloo, IA 50703 · Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)
Serious$8,036$4,018Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$8,036$4,018Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.28(a)(1) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$6,697$3,348Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,697$3,348Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$5,357$2,678Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$752$376Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$752$376Mar 28, 2024Final

Inspection 344364559 OPENED OCT 8, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 73 employees at the site · Closed Jan 15, 2020

4455 Remington Road, Waterloo, IA 50703 · Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$3,125$1,562Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.38(c)(2) · Emergency action plans
Serious$4,167$2,084Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(2) · Employee alarm systems
Serious$5,303$2,652Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(b) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$6,251$3,126Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$6,251$3,126Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$7,956$3,978Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$6,630$3,315Nov 5, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2019Final

Inspection 342323268 OPENED MAY 11, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 65 employees at the site · Closed Jul 10, 2017

4455 Remington Road, Waterloo, IA 50703 · Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$875$438May 25, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$700$350May 25, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0May 25, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$875$438May 25, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$350$175May 25, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2016, the Waterloo site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 73 workers: 16.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Waterloo Processing LLC
Waterloo · 2016
73 12016.44.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.165 · Employee alarm systems

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.