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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

34301 9TH AVENUE SOUTH, FEDERAL WAY, WA, 98003
Operated by United States Postal Service · 1 of 6,888 establishments
491110Postal Service
EIN 410760000

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OSHA inspections
62
over 38 years
Violations
66
$51,553 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 62 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $51,553 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 115 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
62
1.6 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
66
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$51,553
$781 avg / violation
47% serious53% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
51 of 62
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 62

42% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 25 citations in this view · $47,820 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B22$7,000Dec 2014Feb 2015
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 III22$5,794Sep 2013Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$2,000Nov 1999Dec 2002
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$375Dec 2002Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0122Aug 1998Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 II C11$4,831Aug 2019Aug 2019
29 CFR 1926.1101 F01 I11$4,750Oct 2019Oct 2019
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$2,750Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0036 D0111$2,500Mar 2004Mar 2004
5A000111$2,350Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$2,200Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0176 A11$2,000Jul 2010Jul 2010
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$2,000Mar 2004Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 I11$1,870Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$1,650Sep 2013Sep 2013
29 CFR 1910.0157 D0111$1,500Mar 2004Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0110 D1011$1,400Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1904.0035 B02 III11$1,000Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0611$1,000Mar 2004Mar 2004
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$850Aug 1999Aug 1999

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4911 within WA. Peer group: 115 employers. This establishment has 66 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.0
vs industry

Reported for 21 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint
51
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Aug 2016

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed). 100% of this employer's reports came from a state-plan program.

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Aug 4, 2016Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.Knee(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — for United States Postal Service, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
7

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other United States Postal Service locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 7 cases · 7 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
19-CA-166355Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
21-CA-033480Unfair labor practiceJul 1999Mar 2000ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
27-CA-016507Unfair labor practiceJul 1999Feb 2000ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
19-CA-026444Unfair labor practiceApr 1999May 2001ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-026154Unfair labor practiceSep 1998Nov 2000ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-025306Unfair labor practiceJun 1997Aug 2001ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington
19-CA-025218Unfair labor practiceApr 1997Dec 1999ClosedRegion 19, Seattle, Washington

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (across 87 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$361.5M
Awards (all-time)
8,920

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-02-28Complaint0$0
2019-06-25Complaint2$4,750
2019-05-31Complaint22$4,831
2018-10-17Complaint0$0
2017-11-15Complaint0$0
2017-11-15Complaint0$0
2017-07-26Complaint11$5,794
2017-02-06Complaint1$0
2016-12-02Complaint0$0
2016-08-03Complaint0$0
2016-07-06Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2016-03-29Complaint0$0
2015-09-28Complaint0$0
2015-08-07Complaint1$0
2015-03-03Monitoring0$0
2015-01-16Complaint0$0
2014-12-15Complaint1$4,000
2014-11-04Complaint0$0
2014-10-15Complaint1$3,000
2013-06-10Planned72$4,730
2013-06-10Planned52$4,675
2013-05-06Complaint1$0
2013-03-13Complaint0$0
2012-01-04Complaint0$0
2011-12-20Complaint0$0
2011-08-11Complaint1$1,000
2011-03-02Complaint0$0
2011-03-02Complaint1$0
2010-10-22Complaint0$0
2010-07-19Complaint0$0
2010-06-15Complaint1$2,000
2010-06-15Complaint0$0
2009-08-19Planned1$0
2009-01-09Complaint0$0
2009-01-05Complaint0$0
2008-03-14Complaint0$0
2004-01-22Complaint51$7,000
2003-04-23Complaint0$0
2002-12-05Planned31$1,600
2002-12-05Planned2$100
2001-02-13Complaint0$0
2000-04-07Complaint2$0
2000-03-15Referral0$0
2000-03-01Complaint0$0
1999-12-13Complaint0$0
1999-11-23Complaint11$638
1999-11-04Complaint0$0
1999-07-23Referral1$500
1999-05-26Complaint1$0
1999-05-17Complaint99$6,935
1999-02-10Complaint0$0
1999-02-02Complaint0$0
1998-12-23Complaint0$0
1998-09-18Complaint11$0
1998-07-21Complaint64$0
1998-06-30Monitoring0$0
1998-06-30Complaint0$0
1997-10-01Complaint87$0
1994-04-21Complaint0$0
1988-10-31Complaint0$0
1988-04-22Complaint0$0
1988-03-23Referral1$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE is one of 6,888 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United States Postal Service.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United States Postal Service across all 6,888 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on U.S. POSTAL SERVICE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup United States Postal Service, which operates 6,888 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is U.S. POSTAL SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has 62 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $51,552.5 in total penalties.