ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL ·
OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND MOTOR FREIGHT, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NEW ENGLAND MOTOR FREIGHT, INC. in 2300 LANDMEIER ROAD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007 (NAICS 484122). OSHA activity number 331085217.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NEW ENGLAND MOTOR FREIGHT, INC.
- Site address
- 2300 LANDMEIER ROAD
- City
- ELK GROVE VILLAGE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60007
- Mailing
- 2300 LANDMEIER ROAD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 484122
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2012
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing for likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: crushing injuries (a) Facility Wide - The employer failed to enforce the use of proper lifting aids to lift dock plates. Dock plates were becoming difficult to lift and employees began utilizing straps and chains and the lifting capabilities of a forklift to lift each of the dock plate at docks #22 and #26. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard includes, but is not limited to the following: Conform to the ASME American National Standards Institute (ANSI), MH30.1-2007 For the Safety, Performance and Testing of Dock Leveling Devices, Section 5.2.1 by providing handholds or a lifting aid to safety lift dock plates and Section 5.4.4 manufacturers recommended periodic maintenance inspection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4000
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 331085217.
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