L H SOWLES CO
2813 9TH AVE N DEACONESS HOSPI, Billings, MT 59101
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Inspection records
Apr 21, 1983#217732940Apr 21, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217732940$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217732940
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 21, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 21, 1983
- Closed
- May 23, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Monad & Edwards Met Bus Storag, Billings, MT 59102
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07001 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 A09 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1983 | - | - |
| 07002 | 1926.450 Scaffolding - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260450 A10 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 25, 1983 | - | - |
Apr 6, 1983#217702539Apr 6, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217702539$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217702539
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 1983
- Closed
- Apr 15, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2133 King Ave, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Nov 4, 1982#217772243Nov 4, 1982Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217772243$4553 viol.3 violations$455 in penalties
Inspection #217772243
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 4, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 1982
- Closed
- Feb 25, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 11
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $910
- Penalties on Record
- $455
- Site Address
- Se Corner N 29th St & 12 Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 D10 | Serious | 1 | - | $280 | $280 | Dec 4, 1982 | - | - |
| 05002 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 D01 | Serious | 1 | - | $630 | $175 | Dec 8, 1982 | - | - |
| 06001 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 E01 IV | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 8, 1982 | - | - |
May 5, 1982#217702018May 5, 1982Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217702018$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217702018
Dates
- Opened
- May 5, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 1982
- Closed
- May 13, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 27 & Central Ave West, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
May 4, 1982#217701945May 4, 1982Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217701945$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217701945
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- May 4, 1982
- Closed
- May 4, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 550 N 31st Transwestern 3, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jan 14, 1981#217731942Jan 14, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217731942$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217731942
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 14, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 14, 1981
- Closed
- Jan 19, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 516 N 31st Street, Billings, MT 54101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 27, 1980#217770049Aug 27, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217770049$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217770049
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT 59103
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jan 3, 1980#217700038Jan 3, 1980Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#217700038$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217700038
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 3, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 3, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2813 9th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 15, 1979#217731017Mar 15, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#217731017$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217731017
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 15, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 15, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2813 9th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Feb 28, 1979#217768563Feb 28, 1979Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217768563$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #217768563
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 28, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 1979
- Closed
- Apr 27, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1st Ave North And 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04001 | 1926.350 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260350 A07 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 17, 1979 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
22 inspections, 1977 to 1986. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.