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DYNO NOBEL INC

63149 COLUMBIA RIVER HWY, DEER ISLAND, OR, 97054
325311Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing
EIN 870409179

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OSHA inspections
7
over 15 years
Violations
7
$3,270 in penalties
Penalties
$3,270
$467 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

DYNO NOBEL INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $3,270 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DYNO NOBEL INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.5 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
7
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$3,270
$467 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 7

29% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $3,270 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0211$975Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$975Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB11$975Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 7020.16105 A AV11$195Dec 2010Dec 2010
29 CFR 1910.0119 J06 II11$150Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II B11Nov 2015Nov 2015
29 CFR 1910.0119 O0411Dec 2010Dec 2010

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 3253 within OR. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $100
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.1
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.3

Reported for 71 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Referral
3
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for DYNO NOBEL INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DYNO NOBEL INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in OR — for DYNO NOBEL INC, not this location alone

Violations
2
Assessed penalties
$9,395

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other DYNO NOBEL INC operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 2 citations · 1S&S · 2 contractor · $9,395 proposed / $3,181 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8782477
WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1
Clatsop, OR
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Jun 2014YesModNegligence$8,893$2,679
8993781
Plant #1
Polk, OR
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Nov 2018NoModNegligence$502$502

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OR — for DYNO NOBEL INC, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
7
Representation (union)
4

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other DYNO NOBEL INC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 11 cases · 7 ULP · 4 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-RC-205223Representation electionAug 2017Sep 2017ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RC-204978Representation electionAug 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-199414Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Apr 2018ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-117160Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-100955Unfair labor practiceMar 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-087878Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-087877Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-077214Unfair labor practiceMar 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-RC-075260Representation electionFeb 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-074363Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
36-RC-006366Representation electionDec 2006Feb 2007ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for DYNO NOBEL INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DYNO NOBEL INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DYNO NOBEL
63149 COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY · DEER ISLAND, OR, 97054
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Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$250K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2018-06-06. Most recent: 2018-06-06. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $250,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Dyno Nobel, Inc.
Dyno Nobel, Inc.
Jun 2018pleaEnvironmentalOregon$250,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-30Referral0$0
2015-10-05Referral22$150
2012-10-25Follow-up0$0
2012-10-25Monitoring0$0
2012-07-23Complaint0$0
2010-10-25Referral55$3,120
2010-08-20Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DYNO NOBEL INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is DYNO NOBEL INC's OSHA violation history?
DYNO NOBEL INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $3,270 in total penalties.
How does DYNO NOBEL INC's safety record compare to its industry?
DYNO NOBEL INC operates in the nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. DYNO NOBEL INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.