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VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.

28800 IDA STREET, VALLEY, NE, 68064
Operated by VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 49 establishments
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 470351813

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OSHA inspections
20
over 52 years
Violations
68
$85,289 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 hospitalizations · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 68 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $85,289 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 121 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in 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

Inspections
20
0.4 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
68
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$85,289
$1,254 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · planned
10 of 20
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 20

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · $65,896 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$15,500Oct 1996Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0244$55Oct 1974Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0107 F0322$3,272Oct 1974Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$3,000Sep 1976Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$2,125Oct 1974Mar 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I22Oct 1974Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0107 C0222Oct 1974Sep 1976
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$5,800Jun 2024Jun 2024
29 CFR 1910.0242 A11$4,200Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$3,500Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$3,500Feb 2012Feb 2012
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$3,272Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II11$3,272Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$3,150Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 F03 IID11$3,000Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$3,000Oct 1996Oct 1996
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$2,750Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$2,500Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.0107 B1011$2,000Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$2,000Nov 2014Nov 2014

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3323 within NE. Peer group: 121 employers. This establishment has 68 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $5,513
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
1.3
vs industry
−0.5
TRIR
3.9
vs industry
+0.5

Reported for 71 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
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.9
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
10
Complaint
4
Accident
1
Referral
5

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2015 – Mar 2024 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 11, 2024Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick backOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 20, 2019Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFingertip(s)Amputation
Nov 16, 2015Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolongedKnee(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 13, 2006BURN,AMPUTATED,PPE,FINGER,CHEMICAL REACTION,CHEMICAL,FOOT,LEG,ZINC PLATING22
Jul 30, 1996REPAIR,POWER PRESS,STAMPER,WORK RULES,LOCKOUT,CAUGHT BETWEENFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2004 – Aug 2006Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.. 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 VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

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 significant noncompliance.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC.
28800 IDA STREET · VALLEY, NE, 68064
AirWaterRCRATRISignificant Violation
QNCR 12
40Jan 2025View →

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
798486
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 VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. (across 9 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$10K
Obligated (all-time)
$15.3M
Awards (all-time)
120

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-03-19Referral1$5,800
2019-12-03Complaint0$0
2015-12-01Planned22$2,750
2014-08-14Planned0$0
2014-06-12Planned94$17,816
2013-06-24Referral21$7,370
2013-01-08Referral11$4,200
2011-12-07Planned31$10,500
2009-01-27Planned1413$14,788
2006-12-14Referral11$2,125
1998-01-28Planned0$0
1996-07-31Accident44$12,000
1995-02-09Referral0$0
1993-12-22Complaint113$7,650
1986-09-16Planned2$0
1984-04-11Planned0$0
1976-09-01Complaint3$0
1976-08-24Complaint1$0
1974-09-23Planned13$260
1973-12-07Planned1$30

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 49 establishments rolled up under the parent organization VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC across all 49 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. 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 VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC, which operates 49 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 68 violations and $85,288.5 in total penalties.
How does VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. operates in the fabricated structural metal manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.3 compared to an industry average of 1.8.
Has VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC..