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DYNO NOBEL INC

5392 VERMILLION TRAIL, BIWABIK, MN, 55708
Operated by Dyno Nobel
325920Explosives Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 14 years
Violations
1
$1,260 in penalties
Penalties
$1,260
$1,260 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

DYNO NOBEL INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 14 years of recorded history, with $1,260 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 22nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 66 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 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, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
1
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$1,260
$1,260 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $1,260 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211$1,260Feb 2012Feb 2012

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

22nd

Below average violations in NAICS 3259 within MN. Peer group: 66 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
60th
peer median: $953
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 2

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
5.6
vs industry
+4.4
TRIR
5.6
vs industry
+3.6

Reported for 30 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
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.6
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- 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
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 MN — for Dyno Nobel, not this location alone

Violations
11
Assessed penalties
$13,641

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 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. 11 citations · 3S&S · 11 contractor · $13,641 proposed / $12,798 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8740430
Northshore Mining Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Jun 2013YesHighNegligence$5,080$5,080
8740429
Northshore Mining Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Jun 2013YesHighNegligence$5,080$5,080
9440845
Hibbing Taconite Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Apr 2019NoModNegligence$1,057$214
9440847
Hibbing Taconite Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Apr 2019NoModNegligence$708$708
8897783
United - Mine
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Sep 2017NoLowNegligence$677$677
8739265
Northshore Mining Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Dec 2012YesModNegligence$249$249
9440846
Hibbing Taconite Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Apr 2019NoModNegligence$214$214
8897274
United - Mine
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Dec 2016NoModNegligence$188$188
8897273
United - Mine
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Dec 2016NoModNegligence$188$188
8739264
Northshore Mining Company
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Dec 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
6408896
Minorca Mine
St Louis, MN
contractor: Dyno Nobel
Mar 2009NoModNegligence$100$100

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 MN — for Dyno Nobel, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Representation (union)
2

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 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.). 2 cases · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-RC-269009Representation electionNov 2020Feb 2021ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-230023Representation electionOct 2018Nov 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
1
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$6,588

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

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 · $6,588 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
DYNO NOBEL
5392 VERMILION TRAIL · BIWABIK, MN, 55708
WaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 1
01$6,588Apr 2015View →

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
2012-02-09Planned11$1,260

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DYNO NOBEL INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Dyno Nobel.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Dyno Nobel across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Dyno Nobel.

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Frequently asked

What is DYNO NOBEL INC's OSHA violation history?
DYNO NOBEL INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $1,260 in total penalties.
How does DYNO NOBEL INC's safety record compare to its industry?
DYNO NOBEL INC operates in the explosives manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2. DYNO NOBEL INC's self-reported DART rate is 5.59 compared to an industry average of 1.2.