SWISS VALLEY FARMS
HIGHWAY 18, LUANA, IA 52156
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Inspection records
Oct 31, 2016#341881878Oct 31, 2016Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341881878$10,25012 viol.12 violations$10,250 in penalties
Inspection #341881878
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 31, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 2016
- Final Order
- Jan 11, 2017
- Closed
- May 25, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 130
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,500
- Penalties on Record
- $10,250
- Site Address
- 1174 Edgewood Ave, Luana, IA 52156
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (12 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B04 | Other | 1 | 80 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 9 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01003A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F07 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01003B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 F08 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01004A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 VIII | Serious | 1 | 9 | $2,500 | $1,250 | May 5, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01004B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 III A | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | May 5, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01004C | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K01 III B | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | May 5, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01004D | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 K03 | Serious | 1 | 9 | $0 | $0 | May 5, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01005 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 3 | 8 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01006 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II B | Serious | 1 | 8 | $5,000 | $0 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01007 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 2 | 5 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 01008 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Feb 8, 2017 | - | Jan 11, 2017 |
May 19, 2010#314529330May 19, 2010Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#314529330$5,7504 viol.4 violations$5,750 in penalties
Inspection #314529330
Dates
- Opened
- May 19, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 2010
- Closed
- Feb 27, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 90
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,500
- Penalties on Record
- $5,750
- Site Address
- 11744 Edgewood Avenue, Luana, IA 52126
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 90 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Jul 30, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Nov 15, 2010 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 A | Other | 2 | 90 | $1,800 | $900 | Jul 30, 2010 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1904.40 Providing records to government representatives OSHA citation code: 19040040 A | Other | 3 | 90 | $2,700 | $1,350 | Jul 30, 2010 | - | - |
Mar 24, 1986#101923654Mar 24, 1986Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#101923654$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101923654
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 1986
- Closed
- Mar 24, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 90
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 18, Luana, IA 52156
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 9, 1983#17185810Aug 9, 1983Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#17185810$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #17185810
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 1983
- Closed
- Aug 9, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 101
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 18 & 52, Luana, IA 52156
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
4 inspections, 1983 to 2016. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: cheese manufacturing reported 4.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source