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VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.

75 US 83, MCCOOK, NE, 69001
Operated by VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC · 1 of 49 establishments
332312Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
EIN 470351813

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OSHA inspections
7
over 22 years
Violations
8
$14,813 in penalties
Penalties
$14,813
$1,852 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $14,813 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 62nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 123 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
7
0.3 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
8
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$14,813
$1,852 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 7

71% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $14,813 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$10,500Dec 2009Nov 2012
29 CFR 1910.0146 J0211$2,500Dec 2009Dec 2009
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$1,000Dec 2009Dec 2009
29 CFR 1910.0146 D0311$813Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0211Jun 2005Jun 2005
29 CFR 1910.0146 C0211Sep 2004Sep 2004
29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 I11Jul 2004Jul 2004

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

62nd

Above average violations in NAICS 3323 within NE. Peer group: 123 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $5,532
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
2.6
vs industry
+0.8
TRIR
3.5
vs industry
+0.1

Reported for 207 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
3.5
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
6
Complaint
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 VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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
8
Quarters non-compliant
1

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VALMONT INDUSTRIES
75 US HIGHWAY 83 · MC COOK, NE, 69001
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
80Nov 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.

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
2026-04-21Complaint0$0
2012-10-31Planned11$5,500
2009-11-18Planned3$8,500
2005-06-01Planned1$0
2004-07-12Planned1$0
2004-07-12Planned21$813
2004-03-22Planned0$0

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

Other employers in fabricated structural metal manufacturing within NE, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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.

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 VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $14,812.5 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 2.61 compared to an industry average of 1.8.