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
- RI
Rhode Island
$6,373,486 penalties
- SD
South Dakota
$5,937,133 penalties
- MT (this)
Montana
$5,642,557 penalties
- GU
Guam
$4,591,405 penalties
- VT
Vermont
$4,561,541 penalties
- DC
District of Columbia
$3,203,644 penalties
What this shows Montana carries $5.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #45 of 56 jurisdictions.
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
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.
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 | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + 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
Industries in Montana
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Montana.
Top Cities in Montana
The 16 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Montana.
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.
Similar violations per inspection
States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Montana's 1.52 per inspection.
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 →