Establishment profile
NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.
6320 RIDGELAND DRIVE, BISMARCK, ND, 58503
236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Summary
NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $8,550 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 604 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
40% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $8,550 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 K02 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0501 B10 | 1 | 1 | $813 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0501 B01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Apr 2007 | Apr 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0153 O | 1 | 1 | $338 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1053 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2006 | Sep 2006 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2362 within ND. Peer group: 604 employers. This establishment has 6 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 167 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Sep 2015
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2015 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 6 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 7 violations · $140 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis-Bacon (federal construction) | Jul 2019 | 1 | 6 | 5 | $140 | — |
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Jul 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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. 2 cases · 7 violations · $140 in backwages · 5 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2017 – Jul 2019 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | Davis-Bacon | 6 | 5 | $140 | — |
| Jul 2017 – Jul 2019 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, 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 NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, 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 NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.. 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 NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-03-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2024-07-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-01-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-01-08 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-06-24 | Planned | 2 | — | $6,650 | |
| 2009-07-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-03-19 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $750 | |
| 2006-12-20 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $338 | |
| 2006-09-06 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $813 |
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 NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC. 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $8,550 in total penalties.
- How does NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC. operates in the commercial and institutional building construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. NORTHWEST CONTRACTING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.13 compared to an industry average of 1.2.