US Postal Service has 19 OSHA inspections on record in Nevada, the first in 1983.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 26, 2022 after a complaint, in Henderson.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 14 citation items: 6 serious, 3 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $93,350 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $58,837, down 37%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.303, electrical equipment, general requirements (3 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,560. US Postal Service averages $6,537 over 9 cited inspections in that time.
US Postal Service also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Nevada · latest 90 days of OSHA records
116employers cited
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OSHA records show US Postal Service at 102 sites in 14 states. Together they've had 168 inspections and $165,931 in current penalties.
We match records by employer name and industry, so these sites are likely the same company, not certainly. Franchises and subsidiaries can file under one name.
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Incident on Aug 1, 2018: Employee is stressed by high heat while delivering mail duri
At 10:45 a.m. on August 1, 2018, an employee was driving his mail truck during a hot day and began to feel the effects of the heat. The employee was stressed by the heat and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
11 older inspections
Inspection 342451275 OPENED JUN 26, 2017Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2017
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Las Vegas site logged 34 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 609 workers: 5.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 6.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 350 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Las Vegas_1441445
Las Vegas · 2024
609
34
6
5.9
6.7
Reno_1441446
Reno · 2024
247
14
3
5.5
6.7
Reno_1439877
Reno · 2024
145
14
5
8.7
6.7
Summerlin_1440210
Las Vegas · 2024
160
6
1
4.0
6.7
Westridge_1442445
Las Vegas · 2024
137
6
3
4.1
6.7
Crossroads_1433307
Las Vegas · 2024
134
12
4
8.5
6.7
Valle Verde_1385644
Henderson · 2024
125
6
2
4.6
6.7
Sunrise_1384012
Las Vegas · 2024
123
14
4
10.9
6.7
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Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Jan 23, 2022, Las Vegas: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
At 11:40 p.m. on January 23, 2022, an employee was sorting parcels at a mail sorting machine. A large package came through the machine and landed on the employee's right hand, amputating the ring fingertip.
Aug 5, 2019, Henderson: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee had completed approximately seven hours and forty-five minutes of mail carrying duties. He returned to the post office and went to the break area. He was observed to be ill but was responsive. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.
Jun 26, 2018, Las Vegas: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee experienced heat-related dizziness and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized.
Apr 26, 2018, Las Vegas: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
An employee had just finished delivering mail to a residence and was taking a shortcut across a yard when he tripped over a tree root and fractured his left hip. The ground was a bit muddy at the time.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(e)
(e) Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4)
(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.
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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.