Establishment profile
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT
2626 COURTLAND ST, DULUTH, MN, 55806
221320 — Sewage Treatment Facilities
EIN 410977963
Summary
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $5,890 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 60 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
71% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 21 citations in this view · $5,890 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $420 | Dec 1984 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 5206.070001 | 1 | 1 | $760 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $630 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $525 | Mar 1998 | Mar 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A05 IIB | 1 | 1 | $520 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 5205.102003 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 C01 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 1 | 1 | $360 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $360 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II | 1 | 1 | $315 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | $315 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $105 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 5205.011601 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 5205.102005 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 2213 within MN. Peer group: 60 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 90 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 WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT. 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 WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT 2626 COURTLAND ST · DULUTH, MN, 55806 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 6 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 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.
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 WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-09-14 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $1,575 | |
| 1998-02-11 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $1,155 | |
| 1992-10-22 | Planned | 16 | 9 | $3,160 | |
| 1990-02-27 | Planned | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-12-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-11-30 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in sewage treatment facilities within MN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESSAINT PAUL — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF WORTHINGTON - WASTEWATER PLANTWORTHINGTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF MARSHALL - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTMARSHALL — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF TWO HARBORS- WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENTTWO HARBORS — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF GLENCOE - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTGLENCOE — 1 federal enforcement record
- METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESEAGAN — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF PINE ISLAND - PUBLIC WORKSPINE ISLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROCHESTER WATER RECLAMATIONROCHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- CITY OF ST PAUL - DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKSST PAUL — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT 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 WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT's OSHA violation history?
- WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $5,890 in total penalties.
- How does WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT's safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT operates in the sewage treatment facilities industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT's self-reported DART rate is 5.38 compared to an industry average of 1.3.