LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA is a general automotive repair employer in HELENA, MT. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 8 violations and $17,443 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 4, 2026.

LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA

1501 CEDAR ST., HELENA, MT, 59601

Parent: Lithia Motors Inc (1 locations)

811111 — Top companies in General Automotive Repair

50 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspections

8 violations

$17,443 in penalties

1 hospitalizations1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

1.9

Industry Avg DART

1.1

Self-Reported DART

0.0

Self-Reported TRIR

2.2

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$17,443

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

8 years

Last Activity

4yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.3/yr

Violation Rate

1/yr

Violation Severity Mix

88% serious$2,180 avg per violation$8,722 avg per inspection

Active Agencies:

OSHA$17,443 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

+0.3

Above industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-1.1

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Referral

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

97%

Worse than most peers

vs 237 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

100%

Inspection Frequency Percentile

69%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

2956033

Operation Type

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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RIVERSIDE REPAIR — LAUREL — 1 federal record
PRO REPAIR, INC. — BUTTE — 1 federal record
MOTOR COACH REPAIR & MAINTENANCE, INC. — BELGRADE — 1 federal record
ALL PRO AUTO RECONDITIONING — MISSOULA — 1 federal record
TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT/CAT RENTAL — BILLINGS — 1 federal record
GCBILLINGS MIDAS — BILLINGS — 1 federal record
B&R REPAIR INC — BILLINGS — 1 federal record
GOMERS INC., MISSOULA — MISSOULA — 1 federal record

Industry context

Within the general automotive repair industry in MT, LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA ranks in the 97th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 237 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 100th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 69th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.9 for the general automotive repair sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.1. LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA's OSHA violation history?: LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $17,443 in total penalties.
How does LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA's safety record compare to its industry?: LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA operates in the general automotive repair industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.1.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA of HELENA, MT from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 4, 2026. LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA resolves to the parent rollup Lithia Motors Inc. OSHA accident records on file for LITHIA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF HELENA include 1 hospitalization.

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