Inspection 348151622 OPENED APR 1, 2025Closed
3651 Ahukini Road #106b, Lihue, HI 96766 · Freight Transportation Arrangement · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Commodity Forwarders, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Hawaii, the first in 1990.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 1, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Lihue.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 1 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $7,835 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,484, down 30%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.37, exit routes (2 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,555. Commodity Forwarders, Inc. averages $5,484 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Commodity Forwarders, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Want to know if OSHA cites Commodity Forwarders, Inc. again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.
Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 347796922 OPENED OCT 3, 2024Closed
2312 Kamehameha Hwy., B-3, Honolulu, HI 96819 · 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 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design |
Serious | $7,835 | $5,484 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(i) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 7 29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 103906632 OPENED FEB 15, 1990Closed
Operation St, Hilo, HI 96720 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 630004 C04 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1990 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 890006 G01 CII |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1990 | 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 2023, the Honolulu site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 55 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodity Forwarders Inc. (HNL-5813) Honolulu · 2023 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Commodity Forwarders Inc. (LIH-5808) Lihue · 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26.0 | 0.0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)
(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2)
(2) Services, feeders, and branch circuits. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.
29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection
29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(i)
(3) Ground-fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel. (i) All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in bathrooms or on rooftops shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design
29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes
Other general warehousing and storage employers in Hawaii
- Dbedt - Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone no 9 Honolulu · 3 citations · $10,668
- Maui Chemical and Paper Products, Inc. Wailuku · 42 citations · $3,489
- Warehouse Solutions LLC Kapolei · 3 citations · $3,027
- Capstone Logistics, LLC Kapolei · 1 citation · $10,050
- Island Distributing, LLC Lihue · 2 citations · $0
- Hawaii Logistics LLC Kapolei · 8 citations · $45,830
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.