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Abf Freight System, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Elkridge, Maryland · Freight Transportation Arrangement · NAICS 488510

5inspections
18citation items
$5,475current penalties
Nov 14, 2022last inspection

Abf Freight System, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 2000.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 14, 2022 after a complaint, in Elkridge.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 3 serious and 15 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $6,175 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,475, down 11%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (3 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 $1,625 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

Abf Freight System, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Abf Freight System, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2000 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346351950 OPENED NOV 14, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed May 5, 2023

6720 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Other-than-serious$2,625$2,625Mar 1, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 1, 2023Final

Inspection 343663902 OPENED DEC 14, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 86 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 2019

6720 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 · Freight Transportation Arrangement · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 28, 2019Final

Inspection 343091526 OPENED APR 17, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2018

1180 Business Center Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · Freight Transportation Arrangement · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,250$2,250Jun 26, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jun 26, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(g) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 26, 2018Final

Inspection 316889765 OPENED JAN 11, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 23 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2013

16125 B Business Parkway, Hagerstown, MD 21740 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 303894257 OPENED AUG 11, 2000Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 59 employees at the site · Closed Mar 19, 2001

6720 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,300$600Oct 4, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iv) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 50405 B01
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 50406 A01
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2000Final
Citation 2, item 6 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 4, 2000Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Elkridge site logged 28 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 100 workers: 26.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1,021 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
ABF Freight 048
Elkridge · 2018
100 281926.03.6
ABF Freight 198
Hagerstown · 2018
21 113.93.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 0912.2303

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)

(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

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