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Establishment profile

NORTHERN DRY BULK INC

805 INDUSTRIAL DR, CLARE, MI, 48617
484220Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
EIN 383195383

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OSHA inspections
3
over 17 years
Violations
19
$8,550 in penalties
Penalties
$8,550
$450 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NORTHERN DRY BULK INC has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $8,550 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 120 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

NORTHERN DRY BULK INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
19
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$8,550
$450 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 3

100% 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $8,550 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0122$1,000Apr 2009Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 I11$1,750Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.16247(1)11$1,000Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0311$1,000Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.10034(9)11$1,000Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.12176(1)11$1,000Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.15815(1)11$1,000Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.10722(1)11$800Jun 2021Jun 2021
408.10727(1)11Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 1910.0028 B05 I11Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.10835(3)11Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.12131(1)11Jun 2019Jun 2019
408.15815(2)11Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211Jun 2019Jun 2019
29 CFR 4081.06450211Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 4081.33080211Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 IV11Apr 2009Apr 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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4842 within MI. Peer group: 120 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $125
Inspection frequency
89th
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
3.6
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
5.4
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 48 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.4
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
3

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 DRY BULK INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 DRY BULK INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHERN DRY BULK 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 DRY BULK 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 DRY BULK INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHERN DRY BULK INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-06-03Planned22$800
2019-03-19Planned1210$7,750
2009-03-31Planned5$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 NORTHERN DRY BULK INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 NORTHERN DRY BULK INC's OSHA violation history?
NORTHERN DRY BULK INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $8,550 in total penalties.
How does NORTHERN DRY BULK INC's safety record compare to its industry?
NORTHERN DRY BULK INC operates in the specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. NORTHERN DRY BULK INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.62 compared to an industry average of 1.6.