Establishment profile
NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT
45TH STREET SW & NINTH AVENUE, FARGO, ND, 58102
Operated by Northern Improvement Company · 1 of 24 establishments
237310 — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
EIN 450262344
Summary
NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $320 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 51 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2373 within ND. Peer group: 51 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 61 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 IMPROVEMENT. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 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 IMPROVEMENT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in ND — for Northern Improvement Company, not this location alone
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 Northern Improvement Company operations in the same state.
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in ND — for Northern Improvement Company, not this location alone
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 Improvement Company locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT. 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 IMPROVEMENT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of Defense2006 TANDEM DUMP 14 CYcontract · Last action 2009-09-14$1,298,661
- Department of DefenseMOFLOOD EMERGENCY TEMPORARY LEVEES IN BISMARCK, NDcontract · Last action 2011-07-12$815,245
- Department of the InteriorPARKING LOT AND ACCESS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, SNAKE CREEK PUMPING PLANT, GARRISON DIVERSION UNIT, NORTH DAKOTAcontract · Last action 2010-01-26$358,161
- Department of DefenseDUMP TRUCK 10 CYcontract · Last action 2009-08-26$187,484
- Department of the InteriorX:NOGRN ASPHALT COLD MIX FOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARKcontract · Last action 2019-06-12$45,154
- Department of the InteriorCOLD MIX ASPHALTcontract · Last action 2011-07-01$42,000
- Department of the InteriorASPHALT COLD MIXcontract · Last action 2009-07-21$30,960
- Department of the InteriorX:NOGRN, ASPHALT COLD MIX COMPOUND, 200 TONS, THROcontract · Last action 2018-08-02$24,150
- Department of DefenseASPHALTcontract · Last action 2013-09-08$7,880
- Department of the InteriorASPHALT MIXcontract · Last action 2009-09-15$2,679
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 237990 - OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2019-06-12. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-05-28 | Planned | 6 | — | $295 | |
| 1973-10-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-02-09 | Planned | 8 | — | $25 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT is one of 24 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Northern Improvement Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Northern Improvement Company across all 24 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in highway, street, and bridge construction within ND, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENTDICKINSON — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYWEST FARGO — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYBISMARCK — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENTBELFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- INDUSTRIAL BUILDERS, INC.MEDINA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYMAKOTI — 2 federal enforcement records
- GOWAN CONSTRUCTIONSANBORN — 2 federal enforcement records
- BORDER STATES PAVING, INC.MAPLETON — 1 federal enforcement record
- Border States Paving, Inc.WING — 1 federal enforcement record
- MIDWEST CONTRACTINGOAKES — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Northern Improvement Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYWEST FARGO, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT, INC.STEELE, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYMINOT, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYNEW SALEM, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENTMANDAN, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENTBISMARCK, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENTDICKINSON, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COPisek, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COCenter, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT COMPANYSYKESTON, ND — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Northern Improvement Company locationsParent rollup
- Highway, Street, and Bridge ConstructionAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NDState-wide enforcement data
- Highway, Street, and in NDIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT 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 Improvement Company, which operates 24 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $320 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT operates in the highway, street, and bridge construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.