Establishment profile
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
5400 MAIL TRAIL ROAD, FAIRBANKS, AK, 99701
Operated by United States Postal Service · 1 of 6,877 establishments
491110 — Postal Service
EIN 410760000
Summary
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $2,975 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $2,975 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,700 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2009 | Jul 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIF | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2006 | Jun 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D03 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 IIA | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D05 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4911 within AK. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
Reported for 38 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
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-09 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Complaint | 5 | 2 | $2,975 | |
| 1999-11-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-05-03 | Complaint | 12 | 12 | $0 | |
| 1984-01-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $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 6,877 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 6,877 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEPALMER — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEWASILLA — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEANCHORAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEHOPE — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEANCHORAGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICESITKA — 1 federal enforcement record
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEEAGLE RIVER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by United States Postal Service, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- USPSWICHITA, KS — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEJERSEY CITY, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEINDIANAPOLIS, IN — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEFOREST HILLS, NY — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEBELLMAWR, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEATLANTA, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICESTOCKTON, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICENEWBURGH, NY — 3 federal enforcement records
- U. S. POSTAL SERVICESALT LAKE CITY, UT — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICEBEAUMONT, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
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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 6,877 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is U.S. POSTAL SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $2,975 in total penalties.