OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Vermont P&DC
July 30, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) slammed the Postal Service with $420,000 in fines for willingly exposing employees to electrical hazards at the White River Junction Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in Vermont.
OSHA issued the USPS six citations after inspectors found untrained or unqualified employees working on live machinery without proper protective equipment, exposing them to the risk of electric shock. The latest citations in Vermont bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to over $3.3 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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White River Junction P&DC (VT) |
7/29/2010 |
$420,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$3,356,100 |