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Western Express, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Wilmington, Delaware · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · NAICS 484121

1inspections
2citation items
$16,207current penalties
Jun 9, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Western Express, Inc. once in Delaware.

The inspection began on Jun 9, 2023 on a referral, in Wilmington.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $27,011 and now stand at $16,207, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,412, and Western Express, Inc. averages $16,207 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

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

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Inspection history

Inspection 346758816 OPENED JUN 9, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2024

1 Hausel Drive Port Of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE 19801 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1917.93(a) · Head protection
 Other-than-serious$14,733$8,840Nov 27, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$12,278$7,367Nov 27, 2023Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Jun 7, 2023, Wilmington: Hospitalization · fractures · nonclassifiable

An employee was standing outside of his truck waiting for a load when a forklift dropped a pallet of plywood onto the employee, resulting in fractures to their lower body.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1917.93 · Head protection

29 CFR 1917.93(a)

(a) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.

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