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MONTANA POWER COMPANY
$177,388
penalties
65
viol.
21
insp.

MONTANA POWER COMPANY

COLSTRIP PROJECT DIVISION, COLSTRIP, MT 59323

Inspections
21
Dec 1987 to Sep 1999 · 13 safety, 8 health
Violations
65
across 21 inspections
Penalties on record
$177,388
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 40Willful 1Repeat 0Other 23

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Inspection records

Dec 2, 1987Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#100845601$05 viol.

Inspection #100845601

Dates

Opened
Dec 2, 1987
Closing Conference Date
Dec 3, 1987
Closed
Mar 4, 1988

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
675
Related Activity
2 complaints

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
5
Violation Types
5 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Colstrip Unit No. 4, Colstrip, MT 59323
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
040011910.95
Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02
Other4400$0$0Jan 28, 1988--
040021910.95
Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01
Other4400$0$0Dec 29, 1987--
040031910.95
Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA citation code: 19100095 M02 IID
Other4400$0$0Feb 29, 1988--
040041910.95
Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA citation code: 19100095 M02 IIE
Other4400$0$0Feb 29, 1988--
040051910.95
Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA citation code: 19100095 M02 IIF
Other4400$0$0Feb 29, 1988--
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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.

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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.

Standards cited

1926.62Lead in Construction20 citations · $10,000
1926.550Cranes and Derricks11 citations · $126,000
5A0001General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)6 citations · $15,700

Chemical exposure sampling

Samples
48
Substances
17
Inspections
1

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