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WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED

1 LAKESHORE DRIVE, NORTH FOND DU LAC, WI, 54935
Operated by Canadian National Railway · 1 of 77 establishments
482111Line-Haul Railroads

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OSHA inspections
4
over 35 years
Violations
26
$13,313 in penalties
Penalties
$13,313
$512 avg

Summary

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $13,313 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED 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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
26
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$13,313
$512 avg / violation
81% serious19% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $13,313 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0252 B01 I11$1,500Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 XI11$1,313Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I11$1,313Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0111$1,250Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0252 B0311$1,000Jul 1992Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I11$1,000Aug 1991Aug 1991
29 CFR 1910.0254 D0811$1,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0184 F05 V11$1,000Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0254 D0611$900Jul 1992Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 III11$788Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V11$750Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$500Aug 1991Aug 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$500Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0304 A0211$500Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.1030 D03 X11Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 II11Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 F0311Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IIA11Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1910.1030 D03 II11Jun 2006Jun 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4821 within WI. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $1,331
Inspection frequency
89th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
3
Referral
1

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 WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. 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 WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — COMPAGNIE DES CHEMINS DE FER NATIONAUX DU CANADA (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$30.0M
Awards (all-time)
1

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-02-24Complaint99$3,413
1992-05-01Complaint22$1,900
1991-07-24Referral21$1,500
1991-05-15Complaint139$6,500

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED is one of 77 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Canadian National Railway.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Canadian National Railway across all 77 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in line-haul railroads within WI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Canadian National Railway, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED 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 Canadian National Railway, which operates 77 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.

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Frequently asked

What is WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED's OSHA violation history?
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $13,312.5 in total penalties.
How does WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED's safety record compare to its industry?
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITED operates in the line-haul railroads industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.