Establishment profile
WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.
5 9TH AVENUE EAST, POLSON, MT, 59860
424910 — Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC. has accumulated 68 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $260,055 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 41 citations in this view · $254,677 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 5 | 5 | $12,776 | Sep 1972 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 5 | 5 | $8,134 | Sep 1972 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 I | 3 | 3 | $9,720 | Sep 2014 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $3,441 | Nov 1996 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $87,798 | Jan 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 G04 | 2 | 2 | $8,329 | Dec 1989 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $7,071 | Jul 2021 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II | 2 | 2 | $3,175 | Aug 2015 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $1,915 | May 2012 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $1,487 | May 2012 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 2021 | Mar 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 2015 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $80,288 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 1 | 1 | $8,029 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $8,029 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B07 | 1 | 1 | $6,882 | Jan 2021 | Jan 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B13 I | 1 | 1 | $2,553 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | $2,553 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 F01 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Nov 1996 | Nov 1996 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4249 within MT. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 68 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 45 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
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
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) · Aug 2020 – May 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Thumb(s) | Amputation | |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2021 | Amputated,Amputation,Auger,Belt,Caught Between,Finger,Fingertip,Jammed,Pulley | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Amputated,Amputation,Cleaning,Contact,Finger,Guard,Removal,Sawblade | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, 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 WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, 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 WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC. 5 9TH AVE. EAST · POLSON, MT, 59860 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-29 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-10-18 | Follow-up | 2 | 1 | $5,156 | |
| 2021-03-11 | Referral | 17 | 11 | $29,849 | |
| 2020-08-19 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $8,029 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Referral | 10 | 7 | $199,572 | |
| 2015-03-31 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $1,260 | |
| 2014-06-03 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | |
| 2014-06-03 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-02-02 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $4,164 | |
| 2011-02-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-03-22 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $1,225 | |
| 2000-03-22 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-04-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-12-05 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-10-17 | Complaint | 10 | 9 | $8,000 | |
| 1995-01-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-25 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-11-16 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $300 | |
| 1983-03-30 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-02-25 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-19 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1972-08-28 | Planned | 8 | — | $50 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC. has 22 OSHA inspections on record with 68 violations and $260,054.95 in total penalties.
- How does WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC. operates in the farm supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. WESTERN BEE SUPPLIES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.5 compared to an industry average of 1.5.