Inspection 349083915 OPENED JUL 30, 2026Open
150 Allen Distribution Drive Building 19, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
OSHA has inspected Allen Distribution 8 times in Pennsylvania since 2001.
The latest one began on Jul 30, 2026 after a complaint, in Mechanicsburg; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 16 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $35,938 and now stand at $25,607, 29% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,560, and Allen Distribution averages $5,886 (4 cited inspections).
Allen Distribution also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 347120487 OPENED NOV 21, 2023Closed
1700 Shearer Dr, Carlisle, PA 17013 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347121857 OPENED NOV 21, 2023Closed
1700 Shearer Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $6,913 | $4,800 | Apr 18, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 344597133 OPENED JAN 30, 2020Closed
1801 Ritner Hwy, Carlisle, PA 17015 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $9,639 | $13,494 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1) · Exit route design |
Other-than-serious | $7,711 | $0 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 343278636 OPENED JUL 6, 2018Closed
1532 Commerce Avenue, Carlisle, PA 17015 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 15, 2018: Employee fractures leg while running walkie - rider
At 9:30 a.m. on June 15, 2018, an employee was running a walkie-rider in a pick line and was traveling backwards. The employee ran into a guard rail and pinned his right leg between it and the walkie rider, fracturing his leg. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $2,500 | $1,750 | Jul 17, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 341038644 OPENED NOV 5, 2015Closed
1700 Shearer Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $6,000 | $3,500 | May 5, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 310842984 OPENED MAR 4, 2008Closed
670 Allen Road, Carlisle, PA 17015 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 116198557 OPENED OCT 31, 2001Closed
670 Allen Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.37(q)(1) · Exit routes |
Serious | $825 | $536 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.37(q)(5) · Exit routes |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Serious | $825 | $536 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $700 | $455 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $825 | $536 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4d 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4e 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4f 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4g 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.4 · Recording criteria |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2001 | Closed |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Mechanicsburg site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 121 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building 18 Mechanicsburg · 2024 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.6 |
| Building 19CP Mechanicsburg · 2024 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Building 99 - Corporate Office Carlisle · 2024 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Building 19 Mechanicsburg · 2024 | 97 | 11 | 4 | 16.6 | 2.6 |
| Building 12 Carlisle · 2024 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| Building 1/Custom Packaging Carlisle · 2024 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| AD Fleet/Fleet Office Carlisle · 2024 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Building 6 Carlisle · 2024 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 8.7 | 2.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
May 8, 2019, Carlisle: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · eye(s)
An employee was running the floor scrubber while other employees were cleaning up glass bottles. One glass bottle was put in the hopper and shattered. A glass fragment hit an employee's head and went into the employee's left eye causing a laceration to the cornea.
Jun 15, 2018, Mechanicsburg: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
An employee was reversing a walkie-rider when she became caught between the equipment and a guardrail, breaking her right tibia and ankle. She was hospitalized.
Jul 10, 2017, Carlisle: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee operated a powered industrial truck to load a truck trailer. Co-workers then found the employee laying face-up on the dock plate, bleeding from the head and unconscious. A possible tripping hazard was identified. The employee was hospitalized.
Oct 29, 2015, Carlisle: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading 5 pound bags of flour from a rail car when the load shifted and fell onto the employee breaking the employee's nose, spine, ribs and ankle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1904.4 · Recording criteria
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(e)(1)(i)
(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,
29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers
29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles
29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels
29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design
29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
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