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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1692516.015 - R&L Carriers Shared Services Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office
Site Address:
R&L Carriers Shared Services Llc
5555 River Rd.
Tonawanda, NY 14150
Mailing Address:
600 Gillam Rd., Wilmington, OH 45177
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 484122/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/22/2023
Emphasis: L:Forklift
Case Closed: 05/21/2025
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 2071367 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $59,917 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $59,917 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,131 | $0 | $16,131 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 02/16/2024 | 03/12/2024 | $0 | $16,131 | $0 | 03/11/2024 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100178 A04 | 02/16/2024 | 03/12/2024 | $0 | $16,131 | $0 | 03/11/2024 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01002B | Other | 19100178 N06 | 02/16/2024 | 03/12/2024 | $16,131 | $0 | $0 | 03/11/2024 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19100178 L01 II | 02/16/2024 | 03/12/2024 | $0 | $11,524 | $0 | 03/11/2024 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19100178 M06 | 02/16/2024 | 03/12/2024 | $0 | $16,131 | $0 | 03/11/2024 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 3:30 a.m. on August 22, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift, scanning a piece of freight. The employee backed the forklift off the loading dock, falling with the forklift to ground level. The employee was killed. The employee sustained multiple head/facial injuries, neck hemorrhaging, multiple rib fractures, a laceration to the right lung, hemorrhaging in the chest cavity, and a L4 vertebrae fracture.
Keywords: Backing Up, Chest, Equipment Operator, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Loading Dock, Lung, Neck, Rib, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1692516.015 | 63 | M | Fatality |