MERKCOL CONSTRUCTION
5TH AVE & 29TH NORTH, Billings, MT 59101
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Aug 25, 1983#217703081Aug 25, 1983Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#217703081$4053 viol.3 violations$405 in penalties
Inspection #217703081
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 25, 1983
- Contested
- Sep 23, 1983
- Closed
- Feb 29, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $810
- Penalties on Record
- $405
- Site Address
- 5th Ave & 29th North, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 I01 | Serious | 1 | - | $810 | $405 | Sep 3, 1983 | Sep 23, 1983 | - |
| 01001B | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 C | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 1983 | Sep 23, 1983 | - |
| 01001C | 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 H | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 1983 | Sep 23, 1983 | - |
Mar 24, 1980#217731447Mar 24, 1980Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217731447$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217731447
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 1980
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6th Ave And 18th Street North, 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.
Oct 10, 1979#217720887Oct 10, 1979Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#217720887$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #217720887
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Division & Lewis, 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.
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, 1979 to 1983. 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.