Fed EX Freight, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 31, 2020: Employee fractures pelvis when pinned by truck

At 4:15 a.m. on July 31, 2020, an employee was training a coworker on how to operate a Hostler truck, which is used to move trailers within the facility. The employee was riding on the truck observing the coworker as he was trying to hook the fifth-wheel to a trailer. As the coworker was backing the truck, he miscalculated and pinned employee between the truck and trailer. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured pelvis.

Incident on Feb 25, 2005: Employee suffers leg laceration from falling object

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on February 25, 2005, Employee #1 was working the se cond shift and was unloading trailer Number 400108 at the employer's facility. T he last pallet of material to be unloaded was sitting on three EZ-load bars at t he front of the trailer. Upon closer examination, Employee #1 thought the six-fo ot pallet might be solidly resting on the EZ-load bar nearest to him. However, i t was dark and Employee #1 could not be certain. Employee #1 went out to the doc k and tried to turn on the spotlight for additional illumination but that light did not work. Employee #1 returned to the pallet in the trailer and looked at th e load one more time and decided the pallet was stable on the two EZ- load bars closest to the opposite side of the trailer from the pallet. When that action di d not cause any instability in the loaded pallet, Employee #1 released the EZ-lo ad bar on the pallet side. Immediately, the pallet fell against the metal EZ-loa d bar that was just disconnected and drove the bar into Employee #1's right leg. Employee #1 suffered a serious laceration to his leg and was hospitalized.

Incident on Dec 22, 2004: Employee falls from back of truck bed

Employee #1, a driver for Fed Ex Freight, was delivering material to the new Roc klin Police Department in Rocklin, CA. Employee #1 opened the roll-up door at th e back of the trailer and was positioning a pallet with a pallet jack when he st epped back and fell off the truck bed. He fell approximately 4 ft. Employee #1 s uffered a fracture to his right arm and was hospitalized for 3 days due to his i njury.

Incident on May 2, 2003: Employee injured when crushed between two fork lifts

A number of dock workers were moving materials out of trucks, and loading it int o other trucks. The operator of a fork lift was pulling out of door Number 21. H e set his pallet down. There was nothing behind him at this time. The operator c ontinued to back-up. Employee #1, the operator of another fork lift drove up beh ind the operator and parked his fork lift. Employee #1 got off and had his back to the operator of the other fork lift. The operator continued in reverse and ra n into Employee #1 pinning him between the two fork lifts. Employee #1 suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.