Inspection 346481575 OPENED FEB 3, 2023Closed
2000 Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited YRC Inc. in Illinois 11 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 3, 2023 on a referral, in Chicago Heights.
In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $48,850; today they stand at $35,050, 28% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.120 (hazardous waste operations and emergency response), 3 times.
Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,408 penalty. YRC Inc. averages $13,000 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
YRC Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 345868897 OPENED MAR 31, 2022Closed
2000 Lincoln Hwy, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342072097 OPENED JAN 25, 2017Closed
2000 Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(ii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
Other-than-serious | $12,675 | $6,325 | Jun 7, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
Serious | $12,675 | $12,675 | Jun 7, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 7, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 341447597 OPENED MAY 4, 2016Closed
2000 E. Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341194876 OPENED JAN 22, 2016Closed
2000 Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Local · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 22, 2016 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by falling truck wall panel
At 5:30 a.m. on January 22, 2016, an employee and a coworker were unloading a 12 feet by 18 feet, 500 lb wall truck panel that was located inside a trailer. The truck wall panels were stacked in an upright position leaning against each other and the trailer wall, but not adequately secured. The employee and coworker slid the first wall truck panel from the stack of five panels to the front of the trailer. At the front of the trailer, they leaned the panel up against the other four wall truck panels. All five of the truck wall panels began to slide and collapse, striking and fatally injuring the employee. The coworker was struck also, but did require medical treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Jun 3, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 339794190 OPENED JUN 4, 2014Closed
2630 Mason Ave, Rockford, IL 61109 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 339602500 OPENED FEB 27, 2014Closed
2000 E. Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 331907212 OPENED FEB 3, 2012Closed
2000 Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
3 older inspections
Inspection 331907261 OPENED FEB 3, 2012Closed
2000 Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Apr 20, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $5,500 | $2,750 | Apr 20, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 2012 | Final |
Inspection 331095489 OPENED NOV 29, 2011Closed
2630 Mason Avenue, Rockford, IL 61109 · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 330982570 OPENED AUG 18, 2011Closed
2000 Lincoln Highway, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $4,000 | $2,800 | Oct 25, 2011 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Chicago Heights site logged 87 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,341 workers: 6.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 3,012 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 Chicago Chicago Heights · 2016 | 1,341 | 87 | 43 | 6.6 | 3.6 |
| 319 Rockford Rockford · 2016 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 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. 4 reports on file.
Jan 28, 2023, Chicago Heights: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was using a compressor to fill air into a trailer airbag when a forklift backed into the employee, pinning them against the freight in a trailer. The employee sustained bilateral ankle fractures.
Apr 18, 2018, Chicago Heights: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to open the rear door of his hostling tractor when he lost his footing and slipped off the tractor. He hit his head and left shoulder.
Dec 22, 2016, Chicago Heights: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · head and neck
An employee was cleaning up a hazmat spill when some of the dust got under his mask burning his mouth and throat.
Apr 30, 2016, Chicago Heights: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · nonclassifiable
An employee was at ground level trying to remove a padlock from a trailer. Another employee backed the semi into the dock pinning the first employee between the dock and the trailer.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(ii)
(ii) The individual in charge of the ICS shall identify, to the extent possible, all hazardous substances or conditions present and shall address as appropriate site analysis, use of engineering controls, maximum exposure limits, hazardous substance handling procedures, and use of any new technologies.
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii)
(iii) Based on the hazardous substances and/or conditions present, the individual in charge of the ICS shall implement appropriate emergency operations, and assure that the personal protective equipment worn is appropriate for the hazards to be encountered. However, personal protective equipment shall meet, at a minimum, the criteria contained in 29 CFR 1910.156(e) when worn while performing fire fighting operations beyond the incipient stage for any incident.
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv)
(iv) Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard shall wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus while engaged in emergency response, until such time that the individual in charge of the ICS determines through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection will not result in hazardous exposures to employees.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employers in Illinois
- Double M Trucking, Inc. East Moline · 1 citation · $2,838
- J.H.O.C., Inc. dba Premier Transportation University Park · 1 citation · $4,736
- Total Clean, LLC Joliet · 11 citations · $48,975
- Abf Freight Systems, Inc. Sauk Village · 8 citations · $18,313
- Metalrays LLC Romeoville · 3 citations · $4,767
- Shippers Rental Company dba Beardstown Services Beardstown · 5 citations · $24,500
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.