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Foster Logistics, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lima, Ohio · General Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493110

3inspections
15citation items
$20,166current penalties
Aug 20, 2026last inspection

Foster Logistics, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2023.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 20, 2026 on a referral, in Bellefontaine, and the case has not closed yet.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 15 citation items: 14 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $45,170 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,166, down 55%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (5 items).

For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,555. Foster Logistics, LLC averages $10,083 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Foster Logistics, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349123935 OPENED AUG 20, 2026Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Open

901 Henry St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 347208100 OPENED JAN 10, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jul 18, 2024

1000 E. Hanthorn Rd., Lima, OH 45804 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$4,839$2,420Apr 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Apr 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Apr 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Apr 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Apr 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$4,839$2,420Apr 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Apr 25, 2024Final

Inspection 347079584 OPENED NOV 2, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jan 23, 2025

1000 E. Hanthorn Rd., Lima, OH 45804 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$6,453$3,226Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$0$0Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$9,680$4,840Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$8,067$4,034Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$6,453$3,226Jan 16, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$4,839$0Jan 16, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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