Establishment profile
NORTHERN CONTOURS INC
1330 HIGHWAY 210 E, FERGUS FALLS, MN, 56537
Operated by Northern Contours Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
337127 — Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
EIN 411735466
Summary
NORTHERN CONTOURS INC has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $24,815 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 422 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHERN CONTOURS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $24,815 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $8,225 | May 2011 | May 2015 |
| 29 CFR 5205.067502 | 2 | 2 | $840 | Jul 2004 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 R01 | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $840 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D02 | 1 | 1 | $840 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 5205.0890 | 1 | 1 | $630 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | $630 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $210 | May 2009 | May 2009 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3371 within MN. Peer group: 422 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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.
Reported for 106 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
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
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 NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NORTHERN CONTOURS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-19 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $13,440 | |
| 2015-04-24 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | |
| 2011-05-03 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | |
| 2009-05-13 | Planned | 1 | — | $210 | |
| 2009-05-13 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,730 | |
| 2004-06-30 | Planned | 1 | — | $210 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORTHERN CONTOURS INC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Northern Contours Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Northern Contours Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Northern Contours Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NORTHERN CONTOURS INCWOODBINE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN CONTOURS, INC.VANCEBURG, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Northern Contours Inc locationsParent rollup
- Institutional Furniture ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MNState-wide enforcement data
- Institutional Furniture Manufacturing in MNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHERN CONTOURS 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 Northern Contours Inc, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NORTHERN CONTOURS INC's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHERN CONTOURS INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $24,815 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHERN CONTOURS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHERN CONTOURS INC operates in the institutional furniture manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. NORTHERN CONTOURS INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.12 compared to an industry average of 2.6.