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MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.

1414 N MONTANA AVE, HELENA, MT, 59601
Operated by Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage · 1 of 4 establishments
484110General Freight Trucking, Local

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OSHA inspections
3
over 38 years
Violations
6
$8,990 in penalties
Penalties
$8,990
$1,498 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $8,990 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$8,990
$1,498 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

67% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $8,990 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$4,530Jan 1988Apr 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0422$4,250Jan 1988Apr 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 III11$210Jan 1988Jan 1988
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0511Apr 2019Apr 2019

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4841 within MT. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $525
Inspection frequency
94th
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
21.3
vs industry
+18.8
TRIR
34.1
vs industry
+30.9

Reported for 48 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
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
34.1
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
Referral
1

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 MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. 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 MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. 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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE
1414 N MONTANA AVE · HELENA, MT, 59601
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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)

DOT number
133956
Operation
A

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 MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$88K
Awards
13
Top agency
Department of Defense
$27K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$27K
Department of Agriculture$22K
Department of Homeland Security$17K
Department of the Interior$17K
Department of Veterans Affairs$5K
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF LEWIS&CLARK NATIONAL FOREST SUPERVISORS OFFICE MOVE
    contract · Last action 2016-03-04
    $22,495
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF - OFFICE RELOCATION SERVICES.
    contract · Last action 2017-06-07
    $17,206
  • Department of Defense
    NON-PERSONAL SERVICE TO RELOCATE DORMITORY FURNISHINGS
    contract · Last action 2013-08-08
    $14,995
  • Department of Defense
    NON-PERSONAL SERVICE TO FUND RELOCATE FU
    contract · Last action 2012-09-14
    $11,750
  • Department of the Interior
    CLOSELY ASSOCIATED IGF::CL::IGF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SERVICES YELL MOVE ALBRIGHT OFFICE AND EXHIBITS
    contract · Last action 2014-09-22
    $7,750
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MEDICAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2010-01-27
    $4,451
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF GLAC MOVE FURNITURE, MANY GLACIER VALLEY
    contract · Last action 2018-07-16
    $3,594
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF PROCURE SERVICES TO MOVE OFFICE FURNITURE FOR RESOURCE EDUCATION AND YOUTH PROGRAMS TO THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
    contract · Last action 2018-04-10
    $2,690
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS -- MOVE OF CONTRACTING OFFICE TO GARAGE
    contract · Last action 2015-03-25
    $2,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FRIEGHT CHARGES FOR JUN08
    contract · Last action 2008-07-15
    $206
  • Department of Homeland Security
    ANN TAKE MOVE TO ST. PAUL, MN REQUIRES OFFICE FURNITURE. COST SAVINGS TO MOVE EXISTING FURNITURE RATHER THAN PURCHASING NEW FURNITUREFUNDS AVAILABLE IN FFMS ON 06/02/06 (CLE)
    contract · Last action 2017-05-31
    $0
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::CT::IGF FOR CRITICAL FUNCTIONS -- MOVE OF CONTRACTING OFFICE TO GARAGE
    contract · Last action 2015-03-24
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    PACKING AND CRATING
    contract · Last action 2012-05-18
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 484210 - USED HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE GOODS MOVING. Last action: 2018-07-16. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-07Planned33$8,500
2000-12-12Planned0$0
1987-12-07Referral32$490

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. 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. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

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.

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Frequently asked

What is MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.'s OSHA violation history?
MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $8,990 in total penalties.
How does MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. MERGENTHALER TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 21.29 compared to an industry average of 2.5.