WALBRIDGE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: VITRAN EXPRESS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VITRAN EXPRESS, INC. in 30520 TRACY ROAD, WALBRIDGE, OH 43465 (NAICS 484121). OSHA activity number 339006082.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VITRAN EXPRESS, INC.
- Site address
- 30520 TRACY ROAD
- City
- WALBRIDGE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43465
- Mailing
- 30520 TRACY ROAD, WALBRIDGE, OH 43465
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 484121
- Employees
- 135
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees who operate powered industrial trucks were exposed to fall, crush and struck by hazards when loading and unloading unsecured trailers. a.) On or about March 27, 2013, at 30520 Tracy Rd. Walbridge, Ohio, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls hazards while loading a semi-trailer. The forklift operator was still loading the semi-trailer when the yard operator pulled the semi-trailer away from the dock which resulted in the forklift and the powered industrial truck operator falling to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not provided to the operator when the operator has been involved in an accident or near-miss incident: a.) Vitran Express, Inc. located at 30520 Tracy Rd. Walbridge, OH 43465; On or about April 15, 2013, the employer did not assure a forklift operator was retrained after a forklift accident. On March 27, 2013, an employee was operating a forklift to load a trailer and fell from the loading dock when the trailer was pulled away from the dock.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2000
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $2,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s): a.) Vitran Express, Inc. located at 30520 Tracy Rd. Walbridge, OH 43465; On or about April 15, 2013, the employer did not assure the 90752 Ottawa Switcher Truck was taken out of service until it was restored to safe operating condition. Employees are required to use the switcher truck to move trailers throughout the yard and are exposed to struck by hazards from a broken window and not hooking up brake lights. The rear door is also defective in that it is unable to be closed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $4400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339006082.
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