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YRC Freight: OSHA inspections and violations

Pontiac, Michigan · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · NAICS 484230

2inspections
4citation items
$3,700current penalties
Apr 2, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected YRC Freight 2 times in Michigan since 2012.

The latest one began on Apr 2, 2019 on a referral, in Pontiac.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,500 and now stand at $3,700, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,408, and YRC Freight averages $2,700 (1 cited inspection).

YRC Freight also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

YRC Freight: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343865366 OPENED APR 2, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Aug 28, 2020

1280 Joslyn, Pontiac, MI 48340 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 408.12154(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 5, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 408.22139(2)
 Other-than-serious$4,500$2,700Jun 5, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 408.22129(1)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 5, 2019Final

Inspection 315388637 OPENED JUL 25, 2012Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 37 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2013

1280 Joslyn Rd, Pontiac, MI 48340 · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$2,000$1,000Sep 7, 2012Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Pontiac site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 12.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 76 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
MI-Pontiac-223-YRC Freight
Pontiac · 2023
25 3112.03.6
223
Pontiac · 2020
44 307.03.6
YPTC
Pontiac · 2019
44 428.03.6
223 Pontiac
Pontiac · 2018
41 6013.43.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 4081.1711

Other specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance employers in Michigan

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.