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Spectrum Aquatics: OSHA inspections and violations

Missoula, Montana · Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423910

1inspections
3citation items
$5,864current penalties
Apr 27, 2022last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Spectrum Aquatics in Montana one time.

It opened on Apr 27, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Missoula.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $17,118; today they stand at $5,864, 66% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 2 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Spectrum Aquatics averages $5,864 across 1 cited inspection.

Spectrum Aquatics also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Spectrum Aquatics: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345926976 OPENED APR 27, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 54 employees at the site · Closed Aug 9, 2022

7100 Spectrum Lane, Missoula, MT 59808 · Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,340$3,170Jul 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$5,389$2,694Jul 26, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$5,389$0Jul 26, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Missoula site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 58 workers: 10.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Everlast Climbing Industries DBA Spectrum Aquatics
Missoula · 2025
58 5010.62.3
Everlast Climbing Industries DBA Spectrum Aqua
Missoula · 2021
42 215.32.3
Spectrum Aquatics
Missoula · 2017
59 203.22.3

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i)

(e) Belt, rope, and chain drives—(1) Horizontal belts and ropes. (i) Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.

Other sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers employers in Montana

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