NICHOLSON TERMINAL & DOCK CO
4485 WEST JEFFERSON, Detroit, MI 48207
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Inspection records
Jul 19, 2017#342480944Jul 19, 2017Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#342480944$5,7174 viol.4 violations$5,717 in penalties
Inspection #342480944
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 19, 2017
- Final Order
- Oct 26, 2017
- Closed
- Oct 27, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 34
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $11,434
- Penalties on Record
- $5,717
- Site Address
- 4105 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48209
- Industry
- 488320 Marine Cargo Handling
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1917.42 Miscellaneous Auxiliary Gear OSHA citation code: 19170042 A01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $6,972 | $3,486 | - | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| 01001B | 1917.50 Certification of Marine Terminal Material Handling Devices OSHA citation code: 19170050 C06 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | - | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| 01002 | 1917.119 Portable Ladders OSHA citation code: 19170119 E01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $4,183 | $2,091 | Oct 16, 2017 | - | Oct 26, 2017 |
| 02001 | 1917.45 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19170045 K02 | Repeat | 1 | 8 | $279 | $140 | Oct 27, 2017 | - | Oct 26, 2017 |
Nov 19, 2013#339491219Nov 19, 2013FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#339491219$92,70010 viol.10 violations$92,700 in penalties
Inspection #339491219
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2014
- Contested
- Jun 9, 2014
- Final Order
- May 4, 2015
- Closed
- Dec 18, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 2 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $161,700
- Penalties on Record
- $92,700
- Site Address
- 4105 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48209
- Industry
- 488320 Marine Cargo Handling
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is struck by a forklift, run over and is killed
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L03 I A | Other | 1 | 11 | $4,900 | $2,450 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| 01001B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L03 I M | Other | 1 | 11 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| 01003A | 1917.43 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19170043 B08 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $4,900 | $4,000 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | May 4, 2015 |
| 01003B | 1917.44 General Rules Applicable to Vehicles OSHA citation code: 19170044 H | Serious | 1 | 16 | $0 | $0 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | May 4, 2015 |
| 01004 | 1917.43 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19170043 B09 | Other | 1 | 8 | $4,900 | $1,000 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | May 4, 2015 |
| 01005A | 1917.43 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19170043 C05 | Serious | 3 | 8 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| 01005B | 1917.45 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19170045 K02 | Serious | 2 | 8 | $3,500 | $0 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| 01007C | 1917.50 Certification of Marine Terminal Material Handling Devices OSHA citation code: 19170050 I02 | Other | 2 | 8 | $0 | $1,750 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1917.43 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19170043 B01 | Repeat | 3 | 11 | $70,000 | $40,000 | Jul 4, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | May 4, 2015 |
| 02002A | 1917.44 General Rules Applicable to Vehicles OSHA citation code: 19170044 F | Repeat | 1 | 11 | $70,000 | $40,000 | Jun 19, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | May 4, 2015 |
May 13, 1992#110264546May 13, 1992Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#110264546$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #110264546
Dates
- Opened
- May 13, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- May 13, 1992
- Closed
- May 18, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Summit Street Dock, Detroit, MI 48209
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
May 16, 1985#2341246May 16, 1985Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#2341246$3757 viol.7 violations$375 in penalties
Inspection #2341246
Dates
- Opened
- May 16, 1985
- Closing Conference Date
- May 16, 1985
- Closed
- Jan 1, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $375
- Site Address
- 4485 W Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48209
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Enforcement Outcome
Final orders are recorded through Jul 11, 1985. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1917.93 Head Protection OSHA citation code: 19170093 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $750 | $375 | Jun 27, 1985 | - | Jul 11, 1985 |
| 01001B | 1918.105 Other Protective Measures OSHA citation code: 19180105 A | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 2 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 B | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 18, 1985 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 1985 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1918.51 General requirements (See also § 1918.11 and appendix III of this part) OSHA citation code: 19180051 B | Other | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 1985 | - | - |
Jun 28, 1978#14518294Jun 28, 1978Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#14518294$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14518294
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 28, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 28, 1978
- Closed
- Jul 13, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 22
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4485 West Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48207
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 B02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 H04 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 1978 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 I05 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 10, 1978 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1918.73 Terminal Cargo Handling (Reserved) OSHA citation code: 19180073 B05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 1978 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1918.96 Maintenance and Repair Work in the Vicinity of Longshoring Operations OSHA citation code: 19180096 E | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 1978 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1978 to 2017. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: marine cargo handling reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 11.0%; NAICS 48832 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source