Abf Freight System Inc. has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2009.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 28, 2021 to monitor an earlier case, in Delray Beach.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $31,316 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $21,708, down 31%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.37, exit routes (2 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,412. Abf Freight System Inc. averages $10,854 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Abf Freight System Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Florida · latest 90 days of OSHA records
338employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Orlando site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 74 workers: 8.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
ABF Freight 222
Orlando · 2018
74
8
1
8.7
3.6
ABF Freight 221
Miami · 2018
68
12
6
16.7
3.6
ABF Freight 223
Tampa · 2018
49
8
4
15.1
3.6
ABF Frieght 220
Delray Beach · 2017
47
10
4
20.3
3.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Mar 1, 2024, Delray Beach: Hospitalization · closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels · other digestive structures n.e.c.
An employee was climbing down from a hostling tractor when he slipped and fell to the ground. He suffered a ruptured spleen.
An employee was loading a trailer when the portable ramp slipped off the back of the trailer and fell onto his left hand and amputated the middle finger.
(ii) Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i)
(2) Covers and canopies. (i) All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.
(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.