Skip to main content

Establishment profile

BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY

3630 MIRIAM AVENUE, BISMARCK, ND, 58501
423810Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Download as PDF →

OSHA inspections
10
over 52 years
Violations
35
$4,885 in penalties
Penalties
$4,885
$140 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $4,885 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.2 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
35
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$4,885
$140 avg / violation
34% serious66% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 10
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 10

40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 21 citations in this view · $4,885 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0922Nov 1973May 1989
5A000111$4,500Jan 2016Jan 2016
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IVC11$150May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$90May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$90May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511$30Nov 1973Nov 1973
29 CFR 1910.0179 M0111$25Nov 1973Nov 1973
29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0811May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II11May 1989May 1989
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0111May 1989May 1989

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4238 within ND. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
83rd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
1.7
vs industry
+0.8
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
+1.1

Reported for 110 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
2
Complaint
6
Follow-up
2

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 BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in ND — for BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY, not this location alone

Violations
2
Assessed penalties
$268

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 2 citations · 2 contractor · $268 proposed / $268 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
5054149
Fisher Industries Plant 7
Stark, ND
contractor: Butler Machinery Company
Jun 2025NoLowNegligence$168$168
6686921
Center Mine
Oliver, ND
contractor: Butler Machinery Company
Aug 2008NoModNegligence$100$100

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY. 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 BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY
3630 MIRIAM AVE · BISMARCK, ND, 58501
RCRANo Violation Identified00Apr 2003View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$37K
Obligated (all-time)
$472K
Awards
13
Top agency
Department of Defense
$351K
Company-wide — BUTLER MACHINERY CO (across 12 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$125K
Obligated (all-time)
$2.6M
Awards (all-time)
172

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$351K
Department of the Interior$69K
Department of Veterans Affairs$39K
Department of Energy$13K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    AASF1 TRACTOR SNOW BLOWER VEHICLE
    contract · Last action 2020-09-28
    $249,500
  • Department of the Interior
    2 STANDBY GENERATORS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-15
    $46,812
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CAT GENERATOR REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2021-06-21
    $39,325
  • Department of Defense
    REPAIR CAT 928G LOADER ENGINE
    contract · Last action 2024-05-24
    $37,358
  • Department of Defense
    AASF1 SNOW PLOW REPAIR
    contract · Last action 2020-08-25
    $30,446
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF REPAIR C-18 ENGINE
    contract · Last action 2017-12-08
    $18,383
  • Department of the Interior
    BACKHOE ATTACHMENT TO FIT A CATERPILLAR 277C LOADER
    contract · Last action 2010-09-03
    $14,765
  • Department of Energy
    FURNISH AND INSTALL NEW BRADEN AHS10-18, 30,000 POUND WINCH ON NEW FRONT END LOADER.
    contract · Last action 2009-08-11
    $12,696
  • Department of the Interior
    UTILITY TILT TRAILER
    contract · Last action 2010-09-21
    $7,600
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF 55725 GA REPAIR 928G CATERPILLAR LOADER #15-30
    contract · Last action 2014-12-16
    $6,871
  • Department of Defense
    GA-THE VENDOR WILL FURNISH ONE (1) CAT 325
    contract · Last action 2010-08-13
    $5,192
  • Department of Defense
    FRAME ASSEMBLY, APRON FOR 621B SCRAPER
    contract · Last action 2012-03-15
    $3,282
  • Department of Defense
    322 LONG REACH TRACK HOE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $-125

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333120 - CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2024-05-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-08-31Complaint11$4,500
2007-03-19Planned0$0
1990-03-01Follow-up0$0
1989-03-22Complaint2311$330
1980-07-25Complaint0$0
1977-11-28Complaint0$0
1977-11-10Complaint0$0
1977-02-02Follow-up0$0
1976-12-30Complaint2$0
1973-11-12Planned9$55

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers within ND, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Related searches

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.

Contact sales →

Frequently asked

What is BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $4,885 in total penalties.
How does BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY operates in the construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.71 compared to an industry average of 0.9.