WELLS ENTERPRISES, INC.
1698 18TH STREET, LE MARS, IA 51031 · NAICS 311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Aug 7, 2024#347673030Aug 7, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347673030$9,4881 viol.1 violation$9,488 in penalties
Inspection #347673030
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 7, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 10, 2024
- Final Order
- Jan 14, 2025
- Closed
- Jan 21, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 320
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,488
- Penalties on Record
- $9,488
- Site Address
- 121 2nd Ave Se, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $9,488 | $9,488 | - | Jan 14, 2025 |
Jul 17, 2024#347629818Jul 17, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347629818$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347629818
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 17, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 11, 2024
- Closed
- Oct 18, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 352
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 121 2nd Ave. Se, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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.
Dec 7, 2021#345673453Dec 7, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345673453$6,3391 viol.1 violation$6,339 in penalties
Inspection #345673453
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2021
- Final Order
- Mar 11, 2022
- Closed
- Mar 18, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,339
- Penalties on Record
- $6,339
- Site Address
- 1698 18th Street, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates fingertip in valve when machine activates
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $6,339 | $6,339 | - | Mar 11, 2022 |
Sep 11, 2018#343459301Sep 11, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343459301$11,0002 viol.2 violations$11,000 in penalties
Inspection #343459301
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 12, 2018
- Final Order
- Oct 22, 2018
- Closed
- Nov 13, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,628
- Penalties on Record
- $11,000
- Site Address
- 121 2nd Ave Se, Le Mars, IA 51031
- Industry
- 311520 Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee receives chemical burn while changing hoses on cip
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $8,314 | $5,500 | Oct 17, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01002A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $8,314 | $5,500 | Oct 17, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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, 2018 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 23,611 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing reported 4.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 10.9%; NAICS 31152 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source