Usps has one OSHA inspection on record in District of Columbia.
OSHA opened it on Mar 24, 2016 after a complaint, in Washington.
From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 repeat.
OSHA proposed $12,739 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (3 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,555. Usps averages $12,739 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Usps also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $452 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Washington site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 124 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 6.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
104997-WDC-Georgetown Anx
Washington · 2020
124
1
0
0.9
6.7
104998-WDC-MO Delivery Unit
Washington · 2020
121
2
2
1.8
6.7
105000-Washington DC PO
Washington · 2020
111
1
1
1.0
6.7
104987-WDC-Southwest Sta
Washington · 2020
109
9
6
9.2
6.7
104957-WDC-Carrier Section 2 Sta
Washington · 2020
104
7
4
7.4
6.7
104981-WDC-Chillium Place Anx
Washington · 2020
104
15
9
15.9
6.7
102498-HQTRS Facility SVCS
Washington · 2020
100
3
3
3.3
6.7
104959-WDC-Columbia Heights Sta
Washington · 2020
93
5
3
5.9
6.7
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Apr 1, 2020 to Apr 26, 2020
Washington
4
1
$452
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)
(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8)
(8) The employer is not required to label portable containers into which hazardous chemicals are transferred from labeled containers, and which are intended only for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer. For purposes of this section, drugs which are dispensed by a pharmacy to a health care provider for direct administration to a patient are exempted from labeling.
Other postal service employers in District of Columbia
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.
