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Frontier Distributing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Billings, Montana · Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing · NAICS 321992

1inspections
3citation items
$6,833current penalties
Feb 12, 2025last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Frontier Distributing, Inc. in Montana one time.

It opened on Feb 12, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Billings.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $6,833 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Frontier Distributing, Inc. averages $6,833 across 1 cited inspection.

Frontier Distributing, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348038878 OPENED FEB 12, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed May 27, 2025

1200 Minnisota Ave, Billings, MT 59101 · Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,733$2,733Apr 25, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$4,100$4,100Apr 25, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 25, 2025Final

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(a)(4)

(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)

(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

Other prefabricated wood building manufacturing employers in Montana

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