Air General, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Tampa, Florida · All Other Support Activities for Transportation · NAICS 488999
2inspections
3citation items
$13,740current penalties
Sep 24, 2019last inspection
Air General, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2018.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 24, 2019 on a referral, in Fort Lauderdale.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
OSHA proposed $17,177 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,740, down 20%.
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. Air General, Inc. averages $13,740 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Air General, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Sep 18, 2019: Employee fractures ankle when struck by rolling forklift
At 12:00 midnight on September 18, 20219, an employee was operating the forklift towing a baggage cart when the cart got disengaged from the forklift. The cart's brake lever did not engaged and the cart rolled away from the forklift on a downward slope. The employee got off the forklift and attempted to grab the cart without turning off the forklift or applying the brakes. The forklift rolled backward and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left ankle.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Tampa site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Tpa
Tampa · 2023
35
0
0
0.0
3.0
TP2
Tampa · 2018
88
20
18
22.1
3.0
FLL
Fort Lauderdale · 2017
8
0
0
0.0
3.0
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 18, 2019, Fort Lauderdale: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was using a forklift to tow a baggage cart. The cart disengaged from the forklift, and he left the forklift to stop the cart from rolling down a ramp. The forklift struck him from behind, breaking his left ankle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4)
(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii)
(iii) When the operator of an industrial truck is dismounted and within 25 ft. of the truck still in his view, the load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls neutralized, and the brakes set to prevent movement.
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6)
(6) The driver shall be required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel.
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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.
