FedEx Ground has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Nevada, the first in 2001.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 26, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Sparks.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $7,779 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (2 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,555. FedEx Ground averages $7,779 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
FedEx Ground 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 Sparks site logged 84 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 597 workers: 25.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 7.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 134 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
80001002-Zren G-Reno
Sparks · 2023
597
84
9
25.1
7.8
80001002-Zelk G-Elko
Elko · 2023
31
2
1
14.9
7.8
6458-Zren
Sparks · 2022
509
76
7
22.5
10.6
6458-Zelk
Elko · 2022
33
5
1
36.6
10.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)
(b) Examination, installation, and use of equipment—(1) Examination. Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations:
(iii) If used as permitted in paragraphs (g)(1)(ii)(C), (g)(1)(ii)(G), or (g)(1)(ii)(I) of this section, the flexible cord shall be equipped with an attachment plug and shall be energized from an approved receptacle outlet.
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.