Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited YRC Freight in Pennsylvania 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Oct 26, 2015 after a complaint, in Mc Kees Rocks.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $5,100; today they stand at $2,550, 50% less.
Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,408 penalty. YRC Freight averages $2,550 across 1 cited inspection.
YRC Freight also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Bensalem site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 64 workers: 12.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 400 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
PA-Bensalem-152-YRC Freight
Bensalem · 2023
64
8
7
12.5
3.6
PA-Mc Kees Rocks-213-YRC Freight
Mc Kees Rocks · 2023
33
5
2
15.1
3.6
152
Bensalem · 2020
121
17
6
14.5
3.6
213
Mc Kees Rocks · 2020
74
10
4
15.1
3.6
Yphi
Bensalem · 2019
121
16
8
11.7
3.6
152 Philadelphia
Bensalem · 2018
129
12
6
9.2
3.6
213 Pittsburgh
Mc Kees Rocks · 2018
73
9
6
11.4
3.6
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.
Dec 19, 2016, Bensalem: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · upper and lower limb(s)
An employee fell 4 feet off the loading dock while bending over to pick up a box, suffering left wrist and right ankle pain.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.