Establishment profile
AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION
145 HIGHWAY 282, EAST HELENA, MT, 59635
EIN 362057681
Summary
AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION has accumulated 85 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $26,919 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
54% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 31 citations in this view · $26,919 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 4 | 4 | $900 | Dec 1972 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 4 | 2 | — | Dec 1972 | Nov 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 3 | 3 | — | Nov 1983 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 2 | 2 | $4,889 | Nov 1983 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,125 | May 1996 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | $438 | May 1996 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $4,889 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 IX | 1 | 1 | $4,889 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $4,889 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 F | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Oct 2003 | Oct 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $688 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 E01 | 1 | 1 | $550 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $438 | May 1996 | May 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 I | 1 | 1 | $413 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 | 1 | 1 | $413 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1018 C | 1 | 1 | $300 | Nov 1983 | Nov 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Nov 1983 | Nov 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A01 | 1 | 1 | $75 | Dec 1972 | Dec 1972 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3251 within MT. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 85 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 140 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMERICAN CHEMET CORP 1 SMELTER ROAD · EAST HELENA, MT, 59635 | WaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Apr 2026 | View → |
AMERICAN CHEMET 145 HWY 282 · EAST HELENA, MT, 59635 | WaterTRI | — | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2019 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-06 | Planned | 11 | 9 | $19,556 | |
| 2014-01-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-08-21 | Planned | 10 | 8 | $3,300 | |
| 2005-08-23 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-02-11 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-08-26 | Complaint | 6 | 4 | $2,200 | |
| 1999-05-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-03-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-04-11 | Complaint | 9 | 3 | $1,313 | |
| 1986-05-02 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-06-29 | Planned | 40 | 16 | $400 | |
| 1981-07-07 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1972-11-20 | Planned | 3 | — | $150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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- What is AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 85 violations and $26,918.5 in total penalties.