OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Portsmouth, NH
August 21, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) slammed the Postal Service with $350,000 in fines for exposing employees to electrical safety hazards at the Portsmouth, NH Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).
OSHA cited the USPS after inspectors found that the Postal Service failed to provide employees working on electrically energized equipment with adequate training and protective equipment, exposing them to the risk of electric shock.
The latest citations in New Hampshire bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to over $4.2 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, 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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White River Junction, VT P&DC |
7/29/2010 |
$420,000 |
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Boston, MA |
7/26/2010 |
$357,000 |
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Dayton, OH P&DC |
8/18/2010 |
$225,000 |
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Portsmouth, NH P&DC |
8/20/2010 |
$350,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$4,288,100 |