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Bulk First LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Louisville, Kentucky · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · NAICS 484230

1inspections
22citation items
$24,300current penalties
Aug 18, 2021last inspection

Bulk First LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Kentucky.

OSHA opened it on Aug 18, 2021 after a complaint, in Louisville.

From that inspection OSHA issued 22 citation items: 22 serious.

OSHA proposed $88,900 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $24,300, down 73%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (6 items).

For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,408. Bulk First LLC averages $24,300 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Bulk First LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Bulk First LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345483283 OPENED AUG 18, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 22 employees at the site · Closed Sep 26, 2024

3515 Linda Lane, Louisville, KY 40211 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 2.310(2)(2)
 Serious$6,300$3,150Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$6,300$3,150Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.138(b) · Gloves and hand protection
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$6,300$3,150Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,500$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,300$4,200Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$4,500$2,250Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$6,300$4,200Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 14a
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 14b
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(i) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 14c
29 CFR 1910.1053(j)(3)(ii) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 15
29 CFR 1910.1053(h)(2)(i) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$6,300$0Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 16a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$6,300$4,200Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 16b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jan 5, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Louisville site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 80 workers: 7.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 151 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bulk First LLC
Louisville · 2025
80 667.23.6
Bulk First - Louisville
Louisville · 2020
48 112.03.6
Bulk First Louisville
Louisville · 2018
66 414.73.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1)

(d) Exposure assessment—(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)

(2) Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1910.1053(h)(2)(i)

(i) The compressed air is used in conjunction with a ventilation system that effectively captures the dust cloud created by the compressed air; or

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

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 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

Other specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance employers in Kentucky

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