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Forward Air: OSHA inspections and violations

Sandston, Virginia · Scheduled Freight Air Transportation · NAICS 481112

2inspections
8citation items
$32,811current penalties
Jan 20, 2023last inspection

Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Forward Air in Virginia 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 20, 2023 after a complaint, in Roanoke.

In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $39,204; today they stand at $32,811, 16% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.305 (electrical wiring methods), 2 times.

Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,408 penalty. Forward Air averages $16,406 across 2 cited inspections.

Forward Air: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346445745 OPENED JAN 20, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2023

1715 Granby St, Roanoke, VA 24012 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
 Serious$6,435$4,504Jan 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$8,440$5,908Jan 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Jan 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$6,435$4,504Jan 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Jan 31, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 31, 2023Final

Inspection 345699169 OPENED DEC 15, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2022

5455 Fox Rd., Sandston, VA 23150 · Scheduled Freight Air Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 20, 2021: Employee amputates fingers while operating forklift

At 6:30 a.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee was backing out of a trailer on a forklift. While backing out, the employee placed his right hand on the forklift cage, which struck an I-beam while backing out. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations to three fingers on his right hand.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,460$4,460Mar 8, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(3) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$13,434$13,434Mar 8, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(3)

(3) Other trucks traveling in the same direction at intersections, blind spots, or other dangerous locations shall not be passed.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

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