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NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT

45TH STREET SW & NINTH AVENUE, FARGO, ND, 58102
Operated by Northern Improvement Company · 1 of 24 establishments
237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
EIN 450262344

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OSHA inspections
5
over 53 years
Violations
14
$320 in penalties
Penalties
$320
$23 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

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

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 53 yrs
Violations
14
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$320
$23 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 5

40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

98th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
58th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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- 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

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

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

Violations
37
Assessed penalties
$7,709

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

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
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 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)

DOT number
35328
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 IMPROVEMENT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.8M
Awards
10
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2.3M
Company-wide — MCCORMICK INCORPORATED (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.8M
Awards (all-time)
10

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$2.3M
Department of the Interior$503K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    2006 TANDEM DUMP 14 CY
    contract · Last action 2009-09-14
    $1,298,661
  • Department of Defense
    MOFLOOD EMERGENCY TEMPORARY LEVEES IN BISMARCK, ND
    contract · Last action 2011-07-12
    $815,245
  • Department of the Interior
    PARKING LOT AND ACCESS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, SNAKE CREEK PUMPING PLANT, GARRISON DIVERSION UNIT, NORTH DAKOTA
    contract · Last action 2010-01-26
    $358,161
  • Department of Defense
    DUMP TRUCK 10 CY
    contract · Last action 2009-08-26
    $187,484
  • Department of the Interior
    X:NOGRN ASPHALT COLD MIX FOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK
    contract · Last action 2019-06-12
    $45,154
  • Department of the Interior
    COLD MIX ASPHALT
    contract · Last action 2011-07-01
    $42,000
  • Department of the Interior
    ASPHALT COLD MIX
    contract · Last action 2009-07-21
    $30,960
  • Department of the Interior
    X:NOGRN, ASPHALT COLD MIX COMPOUND, 200 TONS, THRO
    contract · Last action 2018-08-02
    $24,150
  • Department of Defense
    ASPHALT
    contract · Last action 2013-09-08
    $7,880
  • Department of the Interior
    ASPHALT MIX
    contract · 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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2005-05-19Planned0$0
1983-05-26Planned0$0
1974-05-28Planned6$295
1973-10-03Planned0$0
1973-02-09Planned8$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

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

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.