AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC — a refrigerated warehousing and storage facility located at 1731 MORROW STREET, GREEN BAY, WI 54302 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 24 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $31,850.00. The inspection case was opened on 2025-04-08.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 4.6 per 100 full-time workers — 70% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 14.0 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $31,850.00 is more than 5.7× the national average of $5,543.54 for facilities in the Transportation sector (NAICS 493120). This sector encompasses 12,040 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $66.7M.

State Context: Within WI, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 43,331 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,505.68.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 24 citations spanning 9 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 13 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 4, 2015 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 28, 2016. Of the 24 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $31,850.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,327.08 falls within the standard penalty range.

Americold Logistics’ enforcement record at the Green Bay facility reveals a deeply concerning pattern of systemic non-compliance centered on Process Safety Management (PSM) and emergency preparedness. The concentration of citations under 1910.119 indicates a fundamental breakdown in the technical management of highly hazardous chemicals—likely anhydrous ammonia, given the cold storage NAICS classification. Specifically, deficiencies in process safety information, equipment testing, and mechanical integrity protocols suggest that the facility lacked the rigorous engineering oversight necessary to prevent catastrophic releases. These are not isolated administrative lapses; they represent a failure to maintain the physical and procedural barriers that protect workers from toxic exposure and explosion risks. The gravity of these violations is underscored by concurrent failures in secondary protective measures, such as respiratory protection fit-testing and emergency exit maintenance. When PSM protocols fail, workers rely on clear egress and properly functioning PPE; the citations under 1910.36 and 1910.134 demonstrate that these critical fail-safes were also compromised. While the total penalty of $31,850 is moderate for the industry, the sheer volume of "Serious" classifications across 24 citations points to a pervasive culture of reactive rather than proactive safety management. For a sophisticated logistics provider, this level of multi-faceted regulatory failure suggests that corporate safety standards were not effectively translated into local operational realities, leaving employees vulnerable to high-consequence industrial accidents.