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DTS Pallets LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Billings, Montana · Freight Transportation Arrangement · NAICS 488510

1inspections
2citation items
$1,128current penalties
Nov 2, 2020last inspection

DTS Pallets LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Montana.

OSHA opened it on Nov 2, 2020 after a complaint, in Billings.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $2,255 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,128, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).

For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,408. DTS Pallets LLC averages $1,128 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

DTS Pallets LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

DTS Pallets LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345004311 OPENED NOV 2, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 2021

1720 Lampman Dr, Billings, MT 59102 · Freight Transportation Arrangement · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$2,255$1,128Mar 8, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Mar 8, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Billings site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 18 workers: 26.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 59 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
DTS - Pallet Shop
Billings · 2022
18 4126.04.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4)

(4) The driver shall be required to slow down and sound the horn at cross aisles and other locations where vision is obstructed. If the load being carried obstructs forward view, the driver shall be required to travel with the load trailing.

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6)

(6) The driver shall be required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel.

Other freight transportation arrangement employers in Montana

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.