OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Columbus, OH
October 18, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the USPS $210,000 for willfully exposing employees to electrical safety hazards at the Columbus, OH Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC).
OSHA inspectors issued the Postal Service five citations after they found the Postal Service failed to properly train employees on safe electrical work practices and failed to provide them with proper protective equipment when working on live machinery. The USPS also failed to utilize proper procedures to prevent electrical parts from being inadvertently energized.
The most recent violations bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to over $5.1 million.
| OSHA Citations of USPS | ||
| Site | Date | Amount |
| Des Moines, IA | 1/27/2010 | $97,500 |
| Providence, RI | 4/29/2010 | $558,000 |
| Bedford Park, IL | 5/5/2010 | $210,000 |
| Denver, CO | 5/10/2010 | $217,000 |
| Anaheim, CA | 5/24/2010 | $11,050 |
| Bell, CA | 5/24/2010 | $18,425 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 5/24/2010 | $10,625 |
| Philadelphia, BMC | 6/3/2010 | $210,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA P&DC | 6/4/2010 | $217,000 |
| Pittsburgh, PA P&DC | 6/8/2010 | $300,000 |
| Baton Rouge, LA P&DC | 6/14/2010 | $97,500 |
| Portland, OR P&DC | 6/16/2010 | $77,000 |
| Southern ME P&DC | 6/25/2010 | $430,000 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC | 6/29/2010 | $210,000 |
| Southern MD P&DC | 7/1/2010 | $272,000 |
| White River Junction, VT P&DC | 7/29/2010 | $420,000 |
| Boston, MA | 7/26/2010 | $357,000 |
| Dayton, OH P&DC | 8/18/2010 | $225,000 |
| Portsmouth, NH P&DC | 8/20/2010 | $350,000 |
| Kansas City, KS BMC | 8/27/2010 | $191,000 |
| Cincinnati, OH BMC | 9/1/2010 | $210,000 |
| Binghamton, NY | 9/2/2010 | $8,000 |
| Columbus, OH P&DC | 10/12/2010 | $210,000 |
| Huntington, WV P&DF | 10/14/2010 | $212,500 |
| TOTAL | $5,119,600 | |