Capstone Logistics, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 22, 2021: Employee suffers multiple injuries when crushed by forklifts

At 12:00 a.m. on December 22, 2021, an employee was unloading a load of groceries using Crown, RC 5500 Series stand-up forklift with a slip attachment used to move items not on pallets. The employee wanted to switch to a different forklift with regular forks that was parked nearby. The employee drove his forklift to the parked forklift and attempted to step from one forklift to the other. As the employee was stepping over, the forklift he was operating continued to move and crushed him between both forklifts. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple injuries, both internal and external.

Incident on Apr 20, 2021: Employee sustains contusions when crushed by falling pallets

At 11:45 a.m. on April 20, 2021, an employee working as a laborer and temporary employee for a logistics company was loading and unloading of trucks. The employee was operating an electric pallet jack (EPJ). The employee was loading pallets into a trailer at loading dock door 40. When he backed out of the trailer, the pallets that the employee had placed using the EPJ fell and crushed the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat leg contusions.

Incident on Sep 6, 2019: Employee fractures foot after stepping off pallet jack

At 10:38 a.m. on September 6, 2019, an employee was operating a pallet jack as part of his housekeeping duties. As the employee drove towards a fixed object, he stepped off the pallet. His foot was crushed between the pallet and the fixed object. The employee fractured his foot, resulting in hospitalization.

Incident on Mar 18, 2019: Employee suffers broken pelvis and back after pallet jack co

At approximately 4:05 p.m. on March 18, 2019, Employee # 1 was returning to the loading dock operating a pallet jack, after placing products or on his way to pick up products on a storage rack inside the facility. As he approached the intersection of aisle 40 and the main thoroughfare, Employee # 1 failed to come to a complete stop at the intersection, making contact with a reach lift and a materials storage rack. He suffered a broken pelvis and back. He was hospitalized for a period of more than 24 hours. The Division was notified of the accident by the employer on March 19, 2019 at approximately 7:23 AM. The Division arrived on site on March 22, 2019 and met with a safety manager.