Citation over injuries from tractor-trailer accident
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited a supply-chain transportation company after a worker was hospitalized for serious injuries after being struck by a semi-tractor-trailer at a Nebraska grain yard.
OSHA cited Latham, New York-based Rail Modal Group LLC for 21 “serious” and two “other-than-serious” violations and proposed $261,375 in penalties over a November 2023 incident at a grain facility in Fremont in which a yard manager was directing congested traffic in a storage yard when she was struck by a passing truck.
OSHA cited the company over violations relating to struck-by hazards, machine guarding, fall protection and confined spaces.
The agency said inspectors also found the company failed to meet OSHA’s grain-handling safety standards and failed to implement a hazardous communication program to train employees about hazardous materials.
Rail Modal, which also has facilities in Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas, has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.
