UPS Freight: OSHA Violations and Fines, Romulus MI

OSHA has inspected UPS Freight 3 times in Michigan since 2006.

The latest one began on Sep 15, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Romulus.

Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 5 serious and 13 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,100 and now stand at $4,450, 27% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 4081.3308.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,408, and UPS Freight averages $2,800 (1 cited inspection).

UPS Freight: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2015 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340054808 OPENED SEP 15, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 189 employees at the site · Closed Jan 12, 2018

6150 Inkster Rd, Romulus, MI 48174 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 408.12152(1)	Serious	$2,800	$2,800	Nov 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 408.12171(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Nov 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 408.12176(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Nov 5, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 408.12176(5)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Nov 5, 2015	Final

Inspection 312073208 OPENED NOV 5, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 160 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2010

6150 S Inkster Rd, Romulus, MI 48174 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4081.2154(1)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 16, 2009	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4081.3308(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 16, 2009	Closed

Inspection 308802743 OPENED SEP 6, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 143 employees at the site · Closed Dec 11, 2006

6150 S Inkster Rd, Romulus, MI 48174 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4081.123	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 4081.727(1)	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 4081.2176(1)	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 4081.2154(1)	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 4081.125	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 4081.685(3)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 4081.835(3)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 4081.1222(5)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 5 29 CFR 4081.1222(3)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 6 29 CFR 4081.3308(2)	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 7 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed
Citation 2, item 8 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Oct 6, 2006	Closed

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(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)

(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.

Other general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employers in Michigan

Wagner Logistics Kalamazoo · 2 citations · $5,100
L&B Cartage Inc. dba LB Transportation Omni Warehouse Saginaw · 3 citations · $2,250
Ego Transport Solutions LLC Flint · 1 citation · $0
Blue Water Trucking Inc Romeo · 16 citations · $1,950
TS Equipment Repair LLC Dearborn · 5 citations · $900
Midwest Logistics Systems Ltd. Woodhaven · 1 citation · $0

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.

UPS Freight: OSHA inspections and violations