OSHA has inspected Intransit Container, Inc. 4 times in Massachusetts since 2001.
The latest one began on May 17, 2023 after a complaint, in Worcester.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 9 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $35,776 and now stand at $28,688, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.
Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.178.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,408, and Intransit Container, Inc. averages $7,813 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Intransit Container, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 313202160 OPENED OCT 15, 2009Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2009
53 Wiser Ave., Worcester, MA 01607 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 310626205 OPENED DEC 31, 2007Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Nov 12, 2009
53 Wiser Ave., Worcester, MA 01607 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 31, 2007 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by exploding tire/rim
On December 31, 2007, Employee #1 removed a large split rim tire from a large re ach truck used for unloading rail cars. The rim tire failed; the rim and tire ex ploded off the vehicle and struck the employee, who stood in front of the tire. Employee #1 was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $5,600 | $6,392 | Apr 23, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $5,600 | $6,392 | Apr 23, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $825 | $825 | Apr 23, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Serious | $6,375 | $6,392 | Apr 23, 2008 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Worcester site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 65 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 12, 2017, Worcester: Hospitalization · puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was power-washing a lift when the power-washer spray punctured the employee's left middle finger. The puncture became infected and required surgery.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
