OSHA has inspected FedEx Express 2 times in Mississippi since 2003.
The latest one began on Jan 30, 2020 after a complaint, in Richland.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,856 and now stand at $2,314, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and FedEx Express averages $2,314 (1 cited inspection).
FedEx Express also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Richland site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 89 workers: 8.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 7.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 467 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
FedEx 440 HWY 49 S
Richland · 2023
89
7
7
8.8
7.8
FedEx 10440 EXPRESS DRIVE
Gulfport · 2023
55
5
4
9.6
7.8
431
Richland · 2022
129
10
7
8.1
7.8
428
Gulfport · 2022
60
2
2
3.6
7.8
338
Richland · 2021
125
15
13
13.8
7.8
341
Gulfport · 2021
63
2
2
3.9
7.8
227
Richland · 2020
114
15
12
13.3
7.8
229
Gulfport · 2020
52
1
1
1.9
7.8
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:
(iii) Restricted work or transfer to another job. See § 1904.7(b)(4).
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.