Abf Freight System, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 27, 2018: Employee sustains injuries when falling from trailer

At 10:06 a.m. on September 27, 2018, an employee was preparing to unload a 20 foot long rectangular wooden crate from a truck trailer. The employee grabbed the binding strap that was around the crate when the strap broke. This caused the employee to lose his balance and fall four feet from the trailer, resulting in a fractured skull and ribs.

Incident on Apr 6, 2017: Employee slips off truck tailgate and is injured

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 2017, Employee #1 was unloading a 7 ft long by 3 ft wide by 1 ft thick box that weighed approximately 125 pounds. The box was being delivered to a residence. While standing on his truck lift gate, he slipped off the tailgate on the driver's side and fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered two to three fractured vertebrae and head trauma. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Incident on Sep 19, 2004: Employee's arm is injured when pinned by mast of forklift

At approximately 12:45 a.m. on September 19, 2004, Employee # 1 was performing p reventive maintenance, changing a landing leg of a con-gear used for connecting a truck to a trailer. After finishing, he moved it to the yard using a Nissan Fo rklift, equipment Number ABF 93150. He raised the mask of the forklift and conne cted a hook to the connecting anchor of the con-gear. He exited the forklift to close the hook, tripped, and lost his balance. He fell into an opening between t he mast and the fork. His leg hit the level control of the forklift, which lower ed the mast down, pinning his right arm between the mast and the fork. Employee #1 sustained a tear of his right biceps.