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NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION

803 S. BLACK RIVER STREET, SPARTA, WI, 54656
332999All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
19
over 50 years
Violations
79
$27,467 in penalties
Penalties
$27,467
$348 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION has accumulated 79 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $27,467 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 332 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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

Inspections
19
0.4 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
79
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$27,467
$348 avg / violation
13% serious87% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 19
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 19

42% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $27,377 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0133$3,045Jun 1976Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I22$300Jun 1976Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0122$45Jun 1976Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$9,218Mar 2024Mar 2024
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II11$8,619Dec 2024Dec 2024
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$5,000Aug 2015Aug 2015
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$360Jun 1988Jun 1988
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611$325May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$60Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 B0111$60Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I11$45Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA11$45Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$45Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0106 B02 VIIC711$30Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0106 B02 IIA11$30Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB111$30Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0111$30Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB211$30Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0176 C11$30Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1910.0213 C0311$30Jun 1976Jun 1976

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3329 within WI. Peer group: 332 employers. This establishment has 79 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
92nd
peer median: $3,844
Inspection frequency
99th
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
1.8
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
2.4
vs industry
−0.2

Reported for 372 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
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.4
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
5
Complaint
10
Accident
1
Referral
2

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2017 – Jan 2018

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jan 31, 2018Fall on same level due to slippingHip(s)Hospitalized
Feb 1, 2017Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 1, 2017Amputated,Crushed,Finger,Mechanical Power Press,Point Of Operation,Punch Press,Struck By,Unguarded1
Oct 8, 1986FRACTURE,HEAD,SHOULDER,STEPLADDER,LADDER,FALL,FALL PROTECTIONFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Oct 2010 – Oct 2012Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-176111Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-173086Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-173048Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-172922Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-172668Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-172650Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 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 NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORP
803 S BLACK RIVER ST · SPARTA, WI, 54656
AirNo Violation Identified10Mar 2023View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
48453
Operation
A

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 ENGRAVING CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-08-14Complaint22$8,619
2023-12-13Referral11$9,218
2018-08-28Monitoring0$0
2017-02-07Referral0$0
2015-04-30Complaint32$8,000
2010-08-05Complaint0$0
2002-08-20Complaint0$0
1998-08-27Planned1$0
1994-02-10Complaint0$0
1991-04-10Planned1$325
1990-03-22Complaint0$0
1988-04-11Complaint95$660
1986-10-14Accident0$0
1985-02-26Planned0$0
1984-08-28Planned0$0
1981-12-03Complaint2$0
1980-01-10Complaint0$0
1977-10-20Complaint0$0
1976-05-26Planned60$645

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 ENGRAVING CORPORATION 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 NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 79 violations and $27,467 in total penalties.
How does NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION operates in the all other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6. NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.77 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION.