Establishment profile
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD
3192 S POKEGAMA RD, SUPERIOR, WI, 54880
Operated by Canadian National Railway · 1 of 77 establishments
482111 — Line-Haul Railroads
Summary
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 10 years of recorded history, with $1,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 44th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $1,500 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 A | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 4821 within WI. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years 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. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jan 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. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | Line-Haul Railroads | FMLA | 1 | 1 | — | — |
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 WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. 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 LTD. 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 LTD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. 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 LTD. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-16 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,500 |
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 LTD 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:
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE (BNSF)SUPERIOR — 1 federal enforcement record
- WISCONSIN CENTRAL LIMITEDNORTH FOND DU LAC — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROADJANESVILLE — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Canadian National Railway, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROADCENTRALIA, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL SWEEPING SERVICE LLCBLUE ISLAND, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Illinois Central SweepingBlue Island, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Illinois Central School BusChannahon, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLCHEYWORTH, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- Illinois Central School BusBLOOMINGTON, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, INC.BATON ROUGE, LA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROADChicago, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROADMeridian, MS — 1 federal enforcement record
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROADCentralia, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Canadian National Railway locationsParent rollup
- Line-Haul RailroadsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
- Line-Haul Railroads in WIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD's OSHA violation history?
- WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $1,500 in total penalties.
- How does WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD's safety record compare to its industry?
- WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD operates in the line-haul railroads industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.