Nanuet, New York · Couriers and Express Delivery Services · NAICS 492110
13inspections
2citation items
$3,123current penalties
Mar 6, 2020last inspection
Since 1999, OSHA inspectors have visited UPS in New York 13 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 6, 2020 on a referral, in Ithaca.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $6,705; today they stand at $3,123, 53% less.
Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,555 penalty. UPS averages $3,123 across 1 cited inspection.
UPS also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 23, 2019: Employee fractures ankle in slip and fall on ice
At 5:30 p.m. on December 23, 2019, an employee working for a package delivery service was arriving for her work shift. As the employee was walking from her car to the building, she slipped and fell on ice from a building downspout. The employee broke her ankle on the pavement and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344509757 OPENED DEC 11, 2019Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 160 employees at the site · Closed Apr 29, 2020
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Uniondale site logged 70 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,292 workers: 7.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 7.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 4,535 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Nynas - Nassau
Uniondale · 2025
1,292
70
43
7.6
7.8
Nyelf - Elmsford
Elmsford · 2025
304
19
13
8.8
7.8
Nypou - Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie · 2025
179
17
16
13.5
7.8
NYSPV - Spring Valley
Nanuet · 2025
104
6
5
6.0
7.8
Nypot - Potsdam
Potsdam · 2025
122
4
4
5.1
7.8
Nyith - Ithaca
Ithaca · 2025
71
2
2
4.3
7.8
Nyhan - Syracuse Air Ramp
North Syracuse · 2025
87
6
3
16.0
3.0
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Dec 23, 2019, Ithaca: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee fell in a parking lot, suffering a broken ankle.
Nov 27, 2019, Potsdam: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
An employee suffered back pain while loading/unloading package cars. The employee was hospitalized.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1)
(1) A laminated, dated card or certificate with photo, denoting limitations and level of protection for which the employee is trained should be issued to those students successfully completing a course.
(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
Other couriers and express delivery services employers in New York
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
