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Case Status: OPEN

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Inspection: 1550966.015 - National Freight, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Nashville Office - Health

Inspection Nr: 1550966.015

Report ID: 0454722

Date Opened: 09/01/2021

Site Address:
National Freight, Inc.
951 Aviation Parkway
Smyrna, TN 37167

Mailing Address:
951 Aviation Parkway, Smyrna, TN 37167

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/01/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1805599		Yes
Accident	1841305

Case Status: OPEN

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$4,200	$0	$9,600
Current Penalty	$5,400	$0	$0	$4,200	$0	$9,600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	TCA 50-3-105(1)	02/15/2022	03/21/2022	$5,400	$5,400	$0	03/04/2022	C - Contested
2.	02001	Other	TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.03(27)(B)3	02/15/2022	03/21/2022	$700	$700	$0	03/04/2022	C - Contested
3.	02002	Other	TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(1)(A)1	02/15/2022		$3,500	$3,500	$0	03/04/2022	C - Contested

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141767.015

Event: 08/30/2021

Two Employees with COVID-19 infection die

An outbreak of COVID-19 was reported at a the warehouse of a freight business. Coworker #1 took personal leave to travel domestically and when he returned, he worked one and a half days prior to developing COVID-19 related symptoms at which point the employer sent him home. Coworker #2 began displaying symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19 approximately one week later. Coworker #3 then became symptomatic on July 23, 2021 and was hospitalized on July 26, 2021 until August 2, 2021. Employee #1 became symptomatic July 28, 2021, tested positive on July 29, 2021, and died on August 12, 2021. Employee #2 tested positive on August 1, 2021, was hospitalized on August 8, 2021 and died on August 27, 2021. Each employee had close contact with the Coworker #1 prior to becoming symptomatic. Information regarding engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls for COVID-19 are not included in the narrative.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550966.015	30	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified
2	1550966.015	43	M	Fatality		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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