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US Intermodal Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Council Bluffs, Iowa · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · NAICS 488210

2inspections
19citation items
$33,069current penalties
Oct 25, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected US Intermodal Inc 2 times in Iowa since 2018.

The latest one began on Oct 25, 2023 on a referral, in Council Bluffs.

Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 18 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $43,543 and now stand at $33,069, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 9 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,408, and US Intermodal Inc averages $16,534 (2 cited inspections).

US Intermodal Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

US Intermodal Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347059560 OPENED OCT 25, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Apr 9, 2024

2826 South Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)
 Serious$7,255$7,255Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1f
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(8) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1g
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(10) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1h
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1i
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1j
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$814$814Feb 21, 2024Final

Inspection 343503116 OPENED SEP 25, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Feb 25, 2019

2804 South Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 22, 2018: Employee fractures leg and sustains lacerations when struck

At 8:15 a.m. on August 27, 2018, an employee was removing the spacer between tires on a dual multi-piece trailer when the inner tire blew, striking him in his legs. The employee fractured his left leg and sustained contusions and lacerations to his right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.136(a) · Foot protection
 Serious$8,868$5,000Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$7,391$5,000Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.177(f)(2) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels
 Serious$5,912$5,000Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.177(f)(10) · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels
 Serious$5,912$5,000Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$7,391$5,000Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Jan 14, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Council Bluffs site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 21 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA
Council Bluffs · 2025
21 000.01.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1910.136 · Foot protection

29 CFR 1910.136(a)

(a) General requirements. The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, or when the use of protective footwear will protect the affected employee from an electrical hazard, such as a static-discharge or electric-shock hazard, that remains after the employer takes other necessary protective measures.

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 1910.177 · Servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

Other support activities for rail transportation employers in Iowa

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