L H SOWLES CO
2813 9TH AVE N DEACONESS HOSPI, Billings, MT 59101
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Inspection records
Feb 20, 1979#217697564Feb 20, 1979Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217697564$4007 viol.7 violations$400 in penalties
Inspection #217697564
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 20, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 1979
- Contested
- Mar 15, 1979
- Closed
- Jan 21, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 14
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,160
- Penalties on Record
- $400
- Site Address
- 2813 9th Ave N Deaconess Hospi, 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Mar 15, 1979. Final orders are recorded through Jan 15, 1980. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 B01 | Serious | 4 | - | $280 | $100 | Mar 12, 1979 | Mar 15, 1979 | Jan 15, 1980 |
| 02002 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 B02 | Serious | 1 | - | $280 | $100 | Mar 12, 1979 | Mar 15, 1979 | Jan 15, 1980 |
| 02003 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 B04 | Serious | 1 | - | $320 | $100 | Mar 12, 1979 | Mar 15, 1979 | Jan 15, 1980 |
| 02004 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 D01 | Serious | 1 | - | $280 | $100 | Mar 12, 1979 | Mar 15, 1979 | Jan 15, 1980 |
| 03001 | 1926.351 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260351 B04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1979 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1926.152 OSHA citation code: 19260152 A01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 8, 1979 | - | - |
| 03003 | 1926.400 Introduction (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260400 A 040010 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 16, 1979 | - | - |
Oct 17, 1977#217729896Oct 17, 1977Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217729896$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217729896
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 1977
- Closed
- Oct 28, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 500
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2510 38th Street West Poly Loo, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 A04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1977 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 E08 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1977 | - | - |
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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.