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Private employers in Montana fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 1,602 inspections at private worksites in Montana opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 1,412 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
1,602
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Montana

Montana has no OSHA-approved State Plan: private employers fall under federal OSHA and 29 CFR, and state and local government employers have no OSHA coverage, since only a State Plan covers public employers.

What gets cited in Montana, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in Montana opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Montana is Fall protection & working at heights: 21% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms: 7% here, 4.8 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Auto & Vehicle Services: 15% of Montana’s citations, 7.1 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Montana

  1. Fall protection & working at heights275 citations
  2. Machine guarding160 citations
  3. Electrical safety107 citations
  4. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks98 citations
  5. Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms90 citations
  6. Excavation & trenching75 citations

94% of the 1,412 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Montana’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction25% · about 293
  2. Manufacturing24% · about 287 · 1.4×
  3. Auto & Vehicle Services15% · about 174 · 7.1×
  4. Residential & Commercial Services11% · about 129
  5. Retail5% · about 55 · 2.6×
  6. Utilities & Public Works4% · about 44 · 1.6×

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across federal OSHA states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Montana

The schedule for Montana uses the ranking pooled across federal OSHA states (246,599 citations since October 2020) for the 147 trades with 150 or more pooled citations. The other 115 use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. 97% of Montana’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Montana’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Montana

Montana’s most-cited industry, then the ones over-represented here, each with its most-cited trade (counted by the industry codes that belong to that trade).

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Montana: about 160 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Montana citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 128
  2. 2Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms · 12
  3. 3Scaffolds · 7

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

47,343 citations, about 198 deaths, about 44 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Ladder safety
  3. 3Personal protective equipment

Auto & Vehicle Services

Tire Service & Alignment

The Auto & Vehicle Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Montana: about 55 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Auto & Vehicle Services makes up 7.1 times as large a share of Montana’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Montana citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Electrical safety · 11
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 9
  3. 3Machine guarding · 6

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

318 citations, about 11 deaths, about 3 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Struck-by & falling objects
  2. 2Electrical safety
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks

Manufacturing

Wood Products & Furniture

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in Montana: about 147 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Manufacturing makes up 1.4 times as large a share of Montana’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Montana citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Machine guarding · 41
  2. 2Electrical safety · 19
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 18

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

2,465 citations, about 18 deaths, about 36 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between

Mining & Quarrying

Stone Cutting & Processing

The Mining & Quarrying trade with the most citations at private worksites in Montana: about 29 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Mining & Quarrying makes up 1.5 times as large a share of Montana’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Montana citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Machine guarding · 6
  2. 2Silica dust · 5
  3. 3Electrical safety · 5

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

3,417 citations, about 13 deaths, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Silica dust
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects
  3. 3Respiratory protection

How My Safety Solution works in Montana

  • When you set up your company, you pick Montana. The app then applies federal OSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking pooled from federal OSHA states.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • With no federal standard for them, heat illness prevention (May 1 – Sep 30), wildfire smoke protection (Jul 1 – Oct 31) and cold & wet weather work (Nov 1 – Feb 28) are placed in season for outdoor trades as practice guidance; HazCom, emergency action and injury reporting, once a year.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a federal OSHA citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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