OSHA has inspected FedEx Ground once in Wisconsin.
The inspection began on Oct 8, 2015 on a referral, in Eau Claire.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,500 and still stand at $12,500.
Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.145.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and FedEx Ground averages $12,500 (1 cited inspection).
FedEx Ground also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury 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 Eau Claire site logged 33 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 164 workers: 39.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 7.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 117 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
80001002-Zeau G-Eau Claire
Eau Claire · 2023
164
33
5
39.2
7.8
6458-Zeau
Eau Claire · 2022
155
18
6
20.8
10.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Oct 3, 2015, Eau Claire: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On 10/03/2015, an employee was sorting packages when a jam occurred. While attempting to clear the jam, the employee's right hand got caught by a moving conveyor belt, which drug the hand into a transition plate. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(1)(ii)
(ii) All employees shall be instructed that danger signs indicate immediate danger and that special precautions are necessary.
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i)
(2) Caution signs. (i) Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices.
Other couriers and express delivery services employers in Wisconsin
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.
