Since 2001, OSHA inspectors have visited FedEx Express in Pennsylvania 13 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 20, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Pittston.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 1 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $11,915; today they stand at $9,190, 23% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.303 (electrical equipment, general requirements), 2 times.
Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,555 penalty. FedEx Express averages $6,215 across 1 cited inspection.
FedEx Express also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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 Philadelphia site logged 17 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 309 workers: 7.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 7.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 556 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
FedEx PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT
Philadelphia · 2023
309
17
12
7.3
7.8
FedEx 3600 GRAYS FERRY AVE
Philadelphia · 2023
227
20
11
10.1
7.8
FedEx 200 FULLING MILL ROAD
Middletown · 2023
177
3
3
1.9
7.8
FedEx 1000 SATHERS DRIVE
Pittston · 2023
149
2
1
1.4
7.8
FedEx 1500 BLUEBALL AVE
Linwood · 2023
174
21
13
15.2
7.8
FedEx 951 POSTAL ROAD
Allentown · 2023
111
9
8
9.1
7.8
FedEx 600 VISTA PARK DR
Pittsburgh · 2023
87
4
3
4.9
7.8
FedEx 505 FARMBROOK LANE
York · 2023
84
7
7
10.1
7.8
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee was inside an aircraft loading freight containers. As she was pulling a container, her foot became caught under the wing lock, resulting in a foot fracture.
Jun 7, 2019, Middletown: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
The injured employee was with another employee who was lifting a pallet of freight with a crowbar. The injured employee placed their hand under the pallet and the crowbar slipped causing a right index fingertip amputation.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
(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 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)
(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.
Other couriers and express delivery services employers in Pennsylvania
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.