Inspection 341701605 OPENED AUG 16, 2016Closed
4900 Speaker Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106 · Postal Service · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Usps 5 times in Kansas since 2013.
The latest one began on Aug 16, 2016 after a complaint, in Kansas City.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $28,000 and now stand at $14,000, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Welding fire safety comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.252.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and Usps averages $14,000 (1 cited inspection).
Usps also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 3 cases on it since 2015, with $3,048 in back wages owed to workers.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 341480556 OPENED MAY 17, 2016Closed
4900 Speaker Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106 · Postal Service · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341354983 OPENED MAR 29, 2016Closed
4900 Speaker Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106 · Postal Service · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340780758 OPENED JUL 17, 2015Closed
7117 W. Harry St., Wichita, KS 67276 · Postal Service · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(a) · Welding fire safety |
Other-than-serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Oct 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv) · Welding fire safety |
Other-than-serious | $7,000 | $3,500 | Oct 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(c) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Oct 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 6, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(ii) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Oct 6, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 339416372 OPENED SEP 16, 2013Closed
200 Mainst., Yates Center, KS 66783 · Postal Service · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Kansas City site logged 29 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 506 workers: 6.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 6.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 264 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194654-KCKS NDC Kansas City · 2020 | 506 | 29 | 16 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 199714-Wichita KS P&DC Wichita · 2020 | 352 | 7 | 4 | 2.2 | 6.7 |
| 195099-Customer Care Center - KS Wichita · 2020 | 352 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 199718-Wic-Delano Sta Wichita · 2020 | 133 | 5 | 2 | 4.2 | 6.7 |
| 199716-Wic-Corporate Hills Sta Wichita · 2020 | 120 | 10 | 4 | 9.2 | 6.7 |
| 199719-Wic-Downtown Sta Wichita · 2020 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 9.3 | 6.7 |
| 199721-Wic-Munger Sta Wichita · 2020 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 6.7 |
| 199715-Wic-Chisholm Sta Wichita · 2020 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 20.9 | 6.7 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 16, 2015, Wichita: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting on a five gallon drum with an acetylene torch. The residue in the drum flashed over and the employee suffered burns to his face, chest, and arms and was hospitalized.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2020 to Jul 10, 2020 Wichita | 1 | 1 | $413 | $0 |
| May 23, 2020 to Jun 13, 2020 Wichita | 1 | 1 | $2,635 | $0 |
| Jan 5, 2019 to May 3, 2019 Wichita | 1 | 0 | $0 | $0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(a)
(iii) Fire watch. (A) Fire watchers shall be required whenever welding or cutting is performed in locations where other than a minor fire might develop, or any of the following conditions exist:
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv)
(iv) Authorization. Before cutting or welding is permitted, the area shall be inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations. He shall designate precautions to be followed in granting authorization to proceed preferably in the form of a written permit.
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(c)
(C) In the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that may develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which have previously contained such materials, or that may develop in areas with an accumulation of combustible dusts.
Other postal service employers in Kansas
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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.