AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION
ONE SMELTER ROAD, HELENA, MT 59635
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Inspection records
Aug 21, 2007#311212575Aug 21, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#311212575$3,30210 viol.10 violations$3,302 in penalties
Inspection #311212575
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 21, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 21, 2007
- Closed
- Oct 1, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 135
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,600
- Penalties on Record
- $3,302
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- Industry
- 325188
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 (7 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $825 | $413 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 5 | $1,375 | $688 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03 | Serious | 2 | 5 | $1,100 | $550 | Sep 24, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,375 | $688 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 E01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,100 | $550 | Sep 25, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 23, 2005#308301829Aug 23, 2005Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#308301829$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308301829
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 23, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 23, 2005
- Closed
- Aug 23, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 135
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- Industry
- 325131
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Feb 11, 2004#305978835Feb 11, 2004Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#305978835$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305978835
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2004
- Closed
- Feb 11, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 128
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- Industry
- 325131
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Aug 26, 2003#304404726Aug 26, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#304404726$8256 viol.6 violations$825 in penalties
Inspection #304404726
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 28, 2003
- Closed
- Apr 19, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 122
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,200
- Penalties on Record
- $825
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- Industry
- 325188
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Dusts and Mists (as Cu) | 5 | 0.96 - 5.9 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $825 | $825 | Nov 5, 2003 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 3 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 31, 2006 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F05 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 2003 | - | - |
| 01001D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 7, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 F | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | $0 | Oct 9, 2003 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2003 | - | - |
May 11, 1999#301367488May 11, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#301367488$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301367488
Dates
- Opened
- May 11, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- May 11, 1999
- Closed
- May 11, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 95
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- 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.
Mar 23, 1999#301366845Mar 23, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301366845$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301366845
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 23, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 26, 1999
- Closed
- Mar 26, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 86
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- 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.
Apr 11, 1996#123217424Apr 11, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#123217424$1,3149 viol.9 violations$1,314 in penalties
Inspection #123217424
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 12, 1996
- Closed
- Jul 30, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 75
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,625
- Penalties on Record
- $1,314
- Site Address
- One Smelter Road, Helena, MT 59635
- 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 (7 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $875 | $438 | May 19, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $875 | $438 | May 5, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $875 | $438 | May 19, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1996 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 F | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 9, 1996 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1996 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 19, 1996 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
7 inspections, 1996 to 2007. 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.