OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in West Virginia
October 15, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the USPS $212,500 for willfully exposing employees to electrical safety hazards at the Huntington, WV Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF).
OSHA inspectors issued the Postal Service four citations after they found the Postal Service had failed to properly train employees assigned to work on electrical equipment and failed to provide them with protective equipment. The USPS also failed to utilize “lockout” procedures on machinery to prevent electrical parts from being inadvertently energized.
The most recent violations bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to nearly $5 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 |
| Huntington, WV P&DF | 10/14/2010 | $212,500 |
| TOTAL | $4,909,600 | |