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ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.

414 MASPETH AVE., BROOKLYN, NY, 11222
Operated by ARCBEST CORP · 1 of 206 establishments
484121General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

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OSHA inspections
5
over 25 years
Violations
21
$26,300 in penalties
Penalties
$26,300
$1,252 avg
Accident investigations on record
5 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 25 years of recorded history, with $26,300 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 294 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 25 yrs
Violations
21
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$26,300
$1,252 avg / violation
62% serious38% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 5

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 17 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $26,300 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0433$3,454Jan 2001Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0322$1,281Apr 2005Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122$1,139Jan 2001Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$7,000Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III11$2,800Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$2,600Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$1,993Feb 2007Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 I11$1,500Jan 2001Jan 2001
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$1,400Apr 2005Apr 2005
29 CFR 1910.0024 F11$1,139Feb 2007Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$1,139Feb 2007Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0111$854Feb 2007Feb 2007
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Apr 2005Apr 2005
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Apr 2005Apr 2005
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Apr 2005Apr 2005
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Jan 2001Jan 2001
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Jan 2001Jan 2001

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4841 within NY. Peer group: 294 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $350
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
5

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Feb 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Feb 12, 2015Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedBrainHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-06-10Planned42$15,000
2007-01-10Planned77$8,000
2005-01-06Planned53$1,800
2001-01-08Planned1$0
2001-01-08Planned41$1,500

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. is one of 206 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ARCBEST CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ARCBEST CORP across all 206 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ARCBEST CORP, which operates 206 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $26,300 in total penalties.
How does ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.