Workplace Safety Rankings in Montana 2026
Montana has 3,005 OSHA violations across 2,908 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Knife River Corporation (Safety Score: 22/100).
Top 20 of 191 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knife River Corporation | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (22) |
| 2 | Sletten Construction Company | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (22) |
| 3 | Idaho Forest Group LLC | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (25) |
| 4 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 5 | Key Energy Services | 18 | 13 | $493K | F (26) |
| 6 | Blattner Energy, INC | 15 | 9 | $435K | F (28) |
| 7 | Weyerhaeuser | 13 | 10 | $372K | F (29) |
| 8 | Anheuser-Busch | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (30) |
| 9 | Builders Firstsource | 18 | 11 | $466K | F (30) |
| 10 | Clean Harbors | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (30) |
| 11 | Randstad | 7 | 5 | $152K | F (30) |
| 12 | 3M Company | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (31) |
| 13 | Menzies Aviation | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (31) |
| 14 | National Park Service | 16 | 9 | $436K | F (31) |
| 15 | The Boeing Company | 16 | 9 | $436K | F (31) |
| 16 | Weyerhaeuser Company | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (31) |
| 17 | SavATree LLC | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (32) |
| 18 | Alsco, INC. | 8 | 5 | $153K | F (33) |
| 19 | Frito-Lay, INC. | 46 | 25 | $1.1M | F (33) |
| 20 | M.a. Mortenson Company | 12 | 6 | $316K | F (33) |
Workplace safety data for Montana is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Knife River Corporation has the worst safety record in Montana with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 6 violations, and $150K in fines.
Montana has 3,005 recorded OSHA violations across 2,908 workplace inspections.
The Safety Score (0-100) evaluates employer safety records based on violation rate vs. industry average (40%), serious/willful violation ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores indicate worse safety records.
Safety Score: violation rate vs. industry avg (40%), serious/willful ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores = worse records.