L.H. SOWLES, INC.
625 EAST PINE, MISSOULA, MT 59801
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Apr 13, 1995#122435092Apr 13, 1995Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#122435092$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #122435092
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 1995
- Closed
- Apr 13, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 625 East Pine, Missoula, MT 59801
- 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.
Dec 20, 1993#116124769Dec 20, 1993Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#116124769$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #116124769
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1993
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Missoula Weather Forecast Building, Missoula, MT 59801
- 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.
Oct 16, 1991#107219446Oct 16, 1991Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#107219446$24,0004 viol.4 violations$24,000 in penalties
Inspection #107219446
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 16, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 1991
- Contested
- Dec 30, 1991
- Final Order
- Nov 9, 1992
- Closed
- Feb 17, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $55,000
- Penalties on Record
- $24,000
- Site Address
- 101 Evans, Missoula, MT 59801
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $4,000 | Oct 15, 1992 | Dec 30, 1991 | Nov 9, 1992 |
| 02001A | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Repeat | 1 | 4 | $50,000 | $20,000 | Oct 15, 1992 | Dec 30, 1991 | Nov 9, 1992 |
| 02001B | 1926.105 Safety Nets OSHA citation code: 19260105 A | Repeat | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 1992 | Dec 30, 1991 | Nov 9, 1992 |
| 02001C | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 D02 | Repeat | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 1992 | Dec 30, 1991 | Nov 9, 1992 |
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.
3 inspections, 1991 to 1995. 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.