HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: AVERITT EXPRESS INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of AVERITT EXPRESS INC. in 14070 JFK BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77032 (NAICS 484121). OSHA activity number 344824552.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AVERITT EXPRESS INC.
- Site address
- 14070 JFK BLVD
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77032
- Mailing
- 14070 JFK BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77032
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 484121
- Employees
- 183
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 7, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section (5)(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer does not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which were free from the recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a forklift without wearing a seatbelt. On or about July 7, 2020 at the maintenance shop, an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Toyota 8FGCU20 forklift without wearing the seatbelt.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10500
- · Z (S) $13494
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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 344824552.
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