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Willmar Logistics LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Willmar, Minnesota · General Freight Trucking, Local · NAICS 484110

1inspections
2citation items
$50,000current penalties
Jul 2, 2019last inspection

Willmar Logistics LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Minnesota.

OSHA opened it on Jul 2, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Willmar.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $75,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $50,000, down 33%.

For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,408. Willmar Logistics LLC averages $50,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Willmar Logistics LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344144712 OPENED JUL 2, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2021

3939 County Rd 5 W, Willmar, MN 56201 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 2, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from trailer

At 12:00 a.m. on July 2, 2019, Employee #1, a driver, was loading feed into his trailer. He stepped off the elevated catwalk onto a small bridge to remove spilled feed from the trailer top. As he stepped onto the trailer, he lost his balance and fell backwards off the trailer landing on the bay floor. The employee sustained serious injuries to his neck and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$50,000$25,000Dec 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements
 Serious$25,000$25,000Dec 16, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1)

(a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart. Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.

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