Establishment profile
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
4201 WOODLAND RD, CIRCLE PINES, MN, 55014
Operated by NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
325998 — All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 410857886
Summary
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $1,450 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 71st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 67 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
25% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $1,450 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV | 1 | 1 | $360 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Dec 2003 | Dec 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 D | 1 | 1 | $280 | Dec 2003 | Dec 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 D01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Dec 2003 | Dec 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 I | 1 | 1 | $180 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| 29 CFR 5205.011601 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Dec 2003 | Dec 2003 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3259 within MN. Peer group: 67 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 68 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 TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 months 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 TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. 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 TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. 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 TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP 4201 WOODLAND RD · CIRCLE PINES, MN, 55014 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefensePHASE II BIODEGRADABLE WASTE BAGcontract · Last action 2013-11-21$500,000
- Department of DefensePHASE 1 NONPLASTIC BIODEGRADABLE BAGcontract · Last action 2010-12-01$70,000
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2013-11-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | Planned | 2 | — | $540 | |
| 2021-04-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-02-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-04-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-01-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-10-07 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $910 | |
| 1993-07-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL 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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- What is NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $1,450 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.