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State enforcement profile · #45 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Montana — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Montana has 843 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,786 OSHA inspections and $5.6M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $2.6M in back wages across 126 enforcement cases.

843
Employers
1,786
Inspections
$5.6M
OSHA penalties
$2.6M
Back wages

The state in one line

Montana ranks #45 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,718 violations cited across 1,786 inspections and $2.6M in wages recovered for workers.

#45
of 56 states by penalties
1.52
violations per inspection
$7K
avg penalty per employer
126
WHD wage-theft cases

This rank counts 44% of the penalty dollars recorded for Montana: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #49 of 56.

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book MT · Montana AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#45/56 · 1,786 insp · $5.6M

  • BOOK 843 employers
  • INSP 1,786 inspections
  • RANK #45 of 56
  • PEN $5.6M
  • RATE 1.52 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $2.6M
  • PHOTO Vermont

Nearest employer-book peer: Vermont ($1.1M penalty gap)

Montana ranks #45 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,718 violations cited across 1,786 inspections and $2.6M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →

Montana in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers

penalties

What this shows Montana carries $5.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #45 of 56 jurisdictions.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts As of 2026

Where Montana ranks nationally

Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$6,693 Top 39% most affordable more affordable than 61% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$0–$2,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Below this entry. $2,000–$4,000: 9 U.S. jurisdictions (16%). Below this entry. $4,000–$6,000: 17 U.S. jurisdictions (30%). Below this entry. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). This entry sits in this band. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Above this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Above this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). Above this entry. $14,000–$16,000: 3 U.S. jurisdictions (5%). Above this entry. $16,000–$18,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $18,000–$20,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $20,000–$22,000: 1 U.S. jurisdictions (2%). Above this entry. $22,000–$24,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. Montana $0 $24,000 every U.S. jurisdiction, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026

Do more violations mean harsher penalties?

Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Montana.

High volume, high penaltyLow volume, high penaltyHigh volume, low penaltyBelow median on both020897.041793.962690.983587.9$26.7$1330.4$2634.1$3937.8$5241.6Total violations citedAverage penalty per violationCalifornia, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Alabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52
Montana cites 2,718 total violations at an average current penalty of $2076.00 per violation. The crosshair marks the median jurisdiction on both axes. Across this dataset, citing more violations is mildly ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER average penalty per violation, not a higher one -- the opposite of what volume alone might suggest.

Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Montana

Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 Bull Concrete Corp Whitefish 0 0 $397K
2 Sidney Sugars, INC. Sidney 8 21 $357K
3 MK Weeden Construction Inc. (21-5) Lewistown 0 0 $312K
4 Pasta Montana, LLC Great Falls 3 6 $279K
5 MK Weeden Construction Inc. (21-1) Lewistown 0 0 $277K
6 The Western Sugar Cooperative Billings 14 42 $258K
7 Western Bee Supplies, INC. Polson 10 40 $250K
8 Pyramid Mountain Lumber, INC. Seeley Lake 7 15 $223K
9 Nelcon, INC. Laurel 2 32 $210K
10 Special K Ranch Inc. Columbus 0 0 $166K
11 Dollar Tree Stores, INC., #2828 Billings 2 4 $152K
12 Special K Ranch Columbus 0 0 $127K
13 Dollar Tree Stores INC. Missoula 2 4 $119K
14 CHS Oil Refinery Laurel 0 0 $101K
15 Roi Sidney 0 0 $95K
16 R y Timber, INC. Livingston 5 13 $80K
17 DFW Security Protective Force Hamilton 0 0 $74K
18 Tricon Timber, LLC Saint Regis 3 32 $64K
19 Transystems, LLC Great Falls 0 0 $62K
20 Drywall Unlimited Inc. Billings 0 0 $58K

All employers in Montana

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Calumet Montana Refining, LLC Great Falls 2 $25K
Whalen Tire, INC. Billings 2 $23K
Sletten Construction Company Billings 3 $23K
Somont Oil Company, INC. Kevin 3 $22K
Ackerwood INC., Havre 3 $21K
FSW Inc Great Falls 0 $0
Best Buy Kalispell 0 $0
American Chemet Corporation East Helena 2 $20K
Gary Oddy Construction Miles City 0 $0
RE Page Construction, LLC Chinook 0 $0
Pierce RV Supercenter Billings 0 $0
Fortin Construction, LLC Bozeman 2 $19K
Castlerock Excavating, INC. Billings 8 $18K
Wheat Holdings, LLC Three Forks 4 $18K
RBM Lumber, INC. Columbia Falls 3 $18K
Alcom, LLC Bonner 6 $18K
LHC, INC. Kalispell 4 $18K
Buckaroo Bill's West Yellowstone 0 $0
Coca Cola Bottling Company High Country Billings 3 $18K
Right-on Builders, INC. Bozeman 2 $18K
Weyerhaeuser NR Company Kalispell 2 $18K
Big SKY Insulation, INC. Belgrade 2 $18K
Lithia Chevrolet Buick GMC of Helena Helena 2 $17K
Glacier Tool & Die INC. Stevensville 3 $17K
Cereal Food Processors, INC. Great Falls 2 $17K
Eastern Montana Industries Miles City 1 $0
Avmax Montana, INC. Great Falls 2 $17K
Dynojet Research, INC. Belgrade 2 $17K
Robert Michaels Group, LLC Missoula 0 $0
United Materials of Great Falls, INC. Great Falls 8 $16K
W Construction Belgrade 2 $16K
Transport Equipment, INC Missoula 3 $16K
Sun Mountain Lumber Deer Lodge 2 $16K
Cor Enterprises Billings 0 $0
Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Billings Billings 3 $16K
Air Controls/Skyline Stainless Billings 0 $0
Liddell Paint and Drywall Glendive 0 $0
Orepac Holding Company Belgrade 3 $16K
Jore Corporation Ronan 8 $15K
All American Pharmaceutical Billings 3 $15K
Proof Research, INC. Columbia Falls 4 $15K
Discount Tire of Montana, INC. Billings 2 $15K
America's Best Contractors Billings 3 $15K
CMG Construction INC. Billings 2 $15K
Triple R and Sons LLC. Inc. Billings 0 $0
SBC, INC. Bozeman 2 $15K
Phillips 66 Company Billings 2 $15K
K Diamond Hotels Billings 0 $0
Bevco Billings 6 $14K
Great White Construction Billings 6 $14K
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Industries in Montana

Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Montana.

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingConstructionHealthcare & Social AssistanceManufacturingMining, Quarrying, Oil & GasOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Montana

The 16 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Montana.

Billings (297)Bozeman (86)Missoula (80)Great Falls (52)Helena (40)Kalispell (38)Butte (23)Belgrade (22)Laurel (11)Lewistown (11)Sidney (10)Columbia Falls (10)Hamilton (10)Miles City (10)Livingston (7)Columbus (7)

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Montana: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.

Similar total OSHA penalties

Lower-penalty jurisdictions nationwide with similar inspection-weighted violation rates to Montana.

Kentucky $5.7M Minnesota $5.5M Oregon $5.8M South Dakota $5.9M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Montana's 1.52 per inspection.

New Mexico 1.60/insp Louisiana 1.44/insp Indiana 1.63/insp Nevada 1.64/insp

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →