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Yellow Freight: OSHA inspections and violations

Santa Fe Springs, California · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · NAICS 484220

11inspections
13citation items
$2,560current penalties
Feb 27, 2023last inspection

Since 1988, OSHA inspectors have visited Yellow Freight in California 11 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 27, 2023 after an accident, in Pico Rivera and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 13 citation items: 13 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $2,635; today they stand at $2,560, 3% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 2 times.

Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,408 penalty. Yellow Freight averages $800 across 1 cited inspection.

Yellow Freight: OSHA citation items per year, 1988 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346532237 OPENED FEB 27, 2023Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Open

9933 E. Beverly Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3650(T)(12)
Other-than-serious$800$800Jun 22, 2023Contested

Inspection 307031658 OPENED OCT 31, 2005Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 2008

7520 Mission Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92108 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 27, 2005: Employee's arm fractured between truck and dock

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 27, 2005, Employee #1, a driver for Yell ow Freight of San Diego, was driving an International delivery truck with a 26-f oot trailer. The driver was parking the vehicle at a customer's loading dock and was having difficulty positioning a dock plate at the rear of the truck. He lef t the cab to reposition the plate by hand. When the plate moved, the truck rolle d backward and crushed the driver's left arm against the dock. The brakes were n ot set and the wheels were not chocked.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203 A
Other-than-serious$225$225Mar 16, 2006Closed

Inspection 125729848 OPENED MAR 21, 2003Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 31 employees at the site · Closed Dec 18, 2003

4556 S Chestnut, Fresno, CA 93725 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$100$100Apr 9, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 5162 E
Other-than-serious$100$100Apr 9, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 6151 E02
Other-than-serious$100$100Apr 9, 2003Closed

Inspection 119825743 OPENED FEB 27, 2001Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2001

12250 Clark Street, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 126127349 OPENED NOV 9, 1998Closed

Accident · Complete · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 1999

12250 Clark Street, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 21, 1998: Employee injured in trip on loading dock

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on October 21, 1998, Employee #1 was observing the do ck operations while working at the Yellow Freight facility. As the employee walk ed down the loading dock, he caught both of his feet in a banding strap used to secure material to a pallet. Employee #1 tripped and fell, receiving a fractured left hip and a fractured right humorous. The banding strap was still attached t o the pallet but was not snug. The employee was transported to Whittier Presbyte rian Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 25 days. The Yellow Freight facilit y is a distribution warehouse, which receives, stores, and ships material. Emplo yee #1 was performing his duties as an operations manager by walking down the lo ading dock and observing operations when the accident occurred.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious$375$300Feb 26, 1999Closed

Inspection 119796456 OPENED APR 1, 1998Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Apr 1, 1998

1535 E. Pescadero Avenue, Tracy, CA 95376 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 120255260 OPENED JAN 6, 1998Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jan 22, 1998

12250 Clark Street, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 120254347 OPENED OCT 29, 1997Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed Oct 29, 1997

12250 Clark Street, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3362 A
Other-than-serious$185$185Nov 4, 1997Closed
3 older inspections

Inspection 119829455 OPENED JUL 12, 1995Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 25,000 employees at the site · Closed May 8, 1996

5455 North Irwindale Avenue, Irwindale, CA 91706 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 7, 1995: Employee's ankle sprained when foot pinned against wall

At about 2:15 p.m. on July 7, 1995, Employee #1, of Yellow Freight Co., Pomona C A, was inside a trailer while an employee of Accurate Alloys Inc. was using a fo rklift to unload pallets of perforated metal sheets from the trailer. The load s hifted, partially falling onto Employee #1's legs, pinning his left foot to the trailer wall and spraining his ankle. Employee #1 was not wearing the appropriat e foot protection.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3380 C
Other-than-serious$750$750Sep 15, 1995Final

Inspection 111911566 OPENED OCT 31, 1990Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 149 employees at the site · Closed Nov 21, 1990

4500 South Highway 99, Stockton, CA 95202 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3273 B
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 9, 1990Closed

Inspection 107035735 OPENED NOV 28, 1988Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 101 employees at the site · Closed Nov 2, 1989

4520 South Highway 99, Stockton, CA 95205 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(b)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 1989Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(5) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 1989Final
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 1989Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 1989Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1430.32

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(b)(1)

(1) Normal breathing. In a normal standing position, without talking, the subject shall breathe normally for 1 minute. After the normal breathing exercise, the subject needs to hold head straight ahead and hold his or her breath for 10 seconds during the test measurement.

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(5)

(e) Tendency of respirator to slip;

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

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