ANACONDA FOUNDRY FABRICATION COMPANY, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, ANACONDA FOUNDRY FABRICATION COMPANY, INC. — a iron foundries facility located at 1015 EAST 6TH STREET, ANACONDA, MT 59711 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 13 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $27,507.40. The inspection case was opened on 2016-11-01.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $27,507.40 is more than 4.3× the national average of $6,436.62 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 331511). This sector encompasses 82,943 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $533.9M.

State Context: Within MT, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 9,480 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,110.71.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 13 citations spanning 10 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 9 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 4 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning February 6, 2017 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 9, 2022. Of the 13 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $27,507.40 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $2,115.95 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company, Inc. reveals a comprehensive breakdown of fundamental safety management systems typical of high-hazard metallurgical environments. The citation density across thirteen distinct standards suggests a systemic failure to implement an effective injury and illness prevention program, rather than isolated mechanical lapses. Most critical were the high-gravity violations of 29 CFR 1910.146 and 1910.147, which indicate that the facility lacked robust controls for permit-required confined spaces and lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures. For workers, these deficiencies translated into an unacceptably high risk of catastrophic incidents, including asphyxiation in confined vessels or crushing injuries from unexpected machine re-energization. The pattern of machine guarding infractions (1910.212 and 1