OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Southern MD P&DC
July 7, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for nine “willful and serious” safety violations at the Southern MD Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), and ordered the Postal Service to pay $272,000 in fines.
Inspectors found employees at the facility working on live machinery with exposed energized parts without wearing appropriate protective equipment, exposing them to the risk of electric shock.
The latest citations bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to nearly $3 million.
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OSHA Citations of USPS |
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Site |
Date |
Amount |
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Des Moines, IA |
1/27/2010 |
$97,500 |
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Providence, RI |
4/29/2010 |
$558,000 |
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Bedford Park, IL |
5/5/2010 |
$210,000 |
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Denver, CO |
5/10/2010 |
$217,000 |
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Anaheim, CA |
5/24/2010 |
$11,050 |
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Bell, CA |
5/24/2010 |
$18,425 |
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Las Vegas, NV |
5/24/2010 |
$10,625 |
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Philadelphia (PA) BMC |
6/3/2010 |
$210,000 |
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Philadelphia (PA) P&DC |
6/4/2010 |
$217,000 |
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Pittsburgh (PA) P&DC |
6/8/2010 |
$300,000 |
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Baton Rouge (LA) P&DC |
6/14/2010 |
$97,500 |
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Portland (OR) P&DC |
6/16/2010 |
$77,000 |
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Southern ME P&DC |
6/25/2010 |
$430,000 |
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Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC |
6/29/2010 |
$210,000 |
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Southern MD P&DC |
7/1/2010 |
$272,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$2,936,100 |