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Valley Machine & Engineering, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Belgrade, Montana · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333318

1inspections
7citation items
$7,718current penalties
Nov 15, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Valley Machine & Engineering, Inc. once in Montana.

The inspection began on Nov 15, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Belgrade.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,864 and now stand at $7,718, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.219.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Valley Machine & Engineering, Inc. averages $7,718 (1 cited inspection).

Valley Machine & Engineering, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347883092 OPENED NOV 15, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2025

61 Andrea Drive, Belgrade, MT 59714 · Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,020$2,412Mar 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,412$1,447Mar 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$2,412$1,447Mar 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Mar 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$4,020$2,412Mar 10, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Mar 10, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 10, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

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 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.