OSHA has inspected FedEx Ground 6 times in Missouri since 2000.
The latest one began on Aug 29, 2022 on a referral, in Joplin.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,621 and now stand at $20,496, 5% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,408, and FedEx Ground averages $9,686 (2 cited inspections).
FedEx Ground also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 7 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company3530 Industrial Drive, Joplin, MO 64801 · Local Messengers and Local Delivery · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $6,696 | $6,696 | Feb 3, 2023 | Final |
9000 Premier Parkway, Saint Peters, MO 63376 · Couriers and Express Delivery Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4029 North Pleasant Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64161 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 8, 2021: Employee unhooking trailer fractures face when struck by dol
At 3:00 p.m. on May 8, 2021, an employee working for a delivery service was unhooking a trailer from a tractor. The employee was moving to unhook the dolly from lead trailer on the drivers blind side when the driver pulled forward. The employee was struck by the dolly and hospitalized to treat a facial fracture.
No citations from this inspection.
2700 N Mulroy Road, Strafford, MO 65757 · Couriers and Express Delivery Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags |
Serious | $12,675 | $12,675 | Jan 26, 2017 | Final |
1525 Woodson Road, St. Louis, MO 63114 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii) · Flammable liquids |
Other-than-serious | $1,125 | $1,125 | Mar 4, 2010 | Closed |
6150 Olive Ln, St. Louis, MO 63112 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iiia) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $1,125 | $0 | Nov 21, 2000 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Kansas City site logged 143 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,171 workers: 20.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 7.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 288 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80001002-Kcmo G-Kansas City Kansas City · 2023 | 1,171 | 143 | 23 | 20.2 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-ZNST G-North ST.Louis Saint Peters · 2023 | 859 | 111 | 15 | 25.7 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-NKNC G-North Kansas City NCPC Kansas City · 2023 | 427 | 32 | 6 | 13.0 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-ZSTL G-ST. Louis St. Louis · 2023 | 363 | 55 | 13 | 29.2 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-ZSPM G-Springfield Strafford · 2023 | 293 | 41 | 5 | 24.9 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-ZKCL G-Kansas City Local Kansas City · 2023 | 268 | 37 | 9 | 23.3 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-Zjop G-Joplin Joplin · 2023 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 9.8 | 7.8 |
| 80001002-ZWST G-West ST. Louis St. Louis · 2023 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 7 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
Aug 30, 2022, Saint Peters: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was pulling packages from a van line and placing them on staging slides located just off the platform of the van line. While sliding a package from the edge of the belt through the unload device groove, the package cut their left little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Aug 22, 2022, Joplin: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
At about 3:00 p.m. on August 22, 2022, an employee's left hand was caught in a conveyor belt he was working next to. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
Oct 1, 2021, Kansas City: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was loading a trailer with the flap raised when they fell into the belly of the trailer and fractured an arm.
May 8, 2021, Kansas City: Hospitalization · fractures · face, unspecified
An employee was moving to unhook the dolly from the lead trailer when the trailer pulled forward and the dolly struck the employee, resulting in a facial fracture.
Jun 29, 2020, Kansas City: Hospitalization · heat stroke · body systems
An employee had clocked out and left work feeling ill. After the employee arrived home and was still feeling ill, the employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
Sep 12, 2016, Kansas City: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · knee(s)
On or about September 12, 2016, an employee was loading a trailer. When she stepped down onto the belly on the trailer, she twisted her knee and was hospitalized with extreme pain.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii)
(iii) Waste and residue. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3)
(3) Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iiia)
(A) Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control procedures.
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.