IA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Iowa

36 severe-injury reports between 2015-02-10 and 2025-09-29, 12,655 OSHA inspections, and 26,114 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Iowa.

Iowa operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement there is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction in Iowa (for example maritime, military installations, and federal agencies) — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the state.

36Severe injuries

32Hospitalizations

12,655OSHA inspections

26,114Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Iowa

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 16 2 AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC 3 3 DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE 3 4 DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-IOWA CITY VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 1 5 Don Hummer Trucking Corporation 1 6 DUBUQUE BARGE AND FLEETING SERVICE COMPANY 1 7 EAGLE ROOFING LLC 1 8 Holcim (US) Inc. 1 9 Iowa Veterans Home 1 10 J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. 1

Cities in Iowa

# City Records on federal OSHA file

1 Des Moines, IA 4,476 2 Waterloo, IA 1,906 3 Davenport, IA 1,859 4 Cedar Rapids, IA 1,694 5 Dubuque, IA 1,627 6 Council Bluffs, IA 1,369 7 Sioux City, IA 1,272 8 Ankeny, IA 972 9 West Des Moines, IA 756 10 Pella, IA 678 11 Iowa City, IA 623 12 Mason City, IA 613 13 Bondurant, IA 605 14 Cedar Falls, IA 511 15 Ames, IA 489 16 Muscatine, IA 467 17 Fort Dodge, IA 462 18 Le Mars, IA 443 19 Clinton, IA 393 20 Ottumwa, IA 380 21 Marshalltown, IA 369 22 Burlington, IA 343 23 Independence, IA 338 24 Bettendorf, IA 312 25 Storm Lake, IA 309 26 Coralville, IA 303 27 Altoona, IA 298 28 Grinnell, IA 277 29 Johnston, IA 262 30 Spencer, IA 257 31 Carroll, IA 248 32 Ida Grove, IA 235 33 Denison, IA 222 34 Grimes, IA 214 35 Marion, IA 211 36 Glenwood, IA 208 37 Keokuk, IA 208 38 Waverly, IA 208 39 Urbandale, IA 206 40 Woodward, IA 198 41 Oskaloosa, IA 195 42 Newton, IA 191 43 Chariton, IA 189 44 Charles City, IA 186 45 Creston, IA 185 46 Clive, IA 184 47 Boone, IA 180 48 Atlantic, IA 176 49 Manchester, IA 173 50 Fairfield, IA 170

Example incidents

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DAVENPORT, IOWA · 2025-09-29 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
On September 29, 2025, a rural mail carrier was delivering parcels to a business when she tripped on a parking stop block in front of the business. She fell to the ground and sustained fractures to her left hip and pelvis. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs DES MOINES, IOWA · 2025-06-23 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was walking around chairs when they slipped/tripped and fell, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured hip.
Iowa Veterans Home MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA · 2025-02-06 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was walking to get on a recreation bus when she slipped on ice and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
United States Postal Service LAUREL, IOWA · 2024-12-14 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was walking to the back door of the post office when they slipped on the icy ground due to freezing rain and fell. The employee sustained a torn rotator cuff in their right shoulder and a fractured right hip.
U.S. Postal Service DES MOINES, IOWA · 2024-05-08 · Other fall to lower level unspecified
An employee was on top of an APC to access a radio on a shelf when they slipped and fell to the ground. They sustained three fractured ribs, a fractured right scapula and right clavicle, a knot on top of their head, and a laceration to their left leg.
AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC MIDDLETOWN, IOWA · 2024-01-22 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee was walking on the sidewalk near the administrative building when he slipped on ice and fell to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a left hip fracture and was hospitalized.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.