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Western Express, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Plainfield, Connecticut · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · NAICS 484121

3inspections
15citation items
$32,900current penalties
Mar 3, 2023last inspection

Since 2022, OSHA inspectors have visited Western Express, Inc. in Connecticut 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 3, 2023 after a complaint, in Plainfield.

In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 8 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $47,235; today they stand at $32,900, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.303 (electrical equipment, general requirements), 3 times.

Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,412 penalty. Western Express, Inc. averages $32,900 across 1 cited inspection.

Western Express, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346545684 OPENED MAR 3, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2023

1293 Norwich Road, Plainfield, CT 06374 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346308851 OPENED OCT 27, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 37 employees at the site · Closed Apr 3, 2023

1293 Norwich Road, Plainfield, CT 06374 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346268345 OPENED OCT 3, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2023

1293 Norwich Road, Plainfield, CT 06374 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1)(vi) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$7,044$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$8,287$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Serious$6,215$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$6,215$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$7,044$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(b)(4)(ii)(b) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$6,215$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$6,215$4,700Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 12, 2023Final

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(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

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 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

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