Establishment profile
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
171 KENNEBEC STREET, PORTLAND, ME, 04101
Operated by United States Postal Service · 1 of 6,888 establishments
811111 — General Automotive Repair
Summary
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $20,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 208 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
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $20,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 H01 III | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K09 IVA | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K08 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 D05 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 G01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 G03 | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 G07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 G08 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 G08 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 IIC | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K07 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 2001 | May 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0165 E | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 8111 within ME. Peer group: 208 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
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 2025
Most frequent event: Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs"
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).
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Arm(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
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 ME — for United States Postal Service, not this location alone
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.). 4 cases · 4 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-040266 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2002 | Mar 2003 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-040265 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2002 | Mar 2003 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-039973 | Unfair labor practice | May 2002 | Sep 2004 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-CA-039127 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2001 | Jul 2003 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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 →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US POSTAL SERVICE 125 FOREST AVENUE · PORTLAND, ME, 04101 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Oct 2012 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-03-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-12-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-09-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-04-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-03-13 | Unprogrammed Related | 13 | 10 | $20,000 | |
| 1998-03-25 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 1995-02-24 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $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.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general automotive repair within ME, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- COUSINEAU INC.WILTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AFFORDABLE AUTO REPAIRSOUTH PARIS — 1 federal enforcement record
- A&W AUTO SALES & SERVICERICHMOND — 1 federal enforcement record
- DIRIGO TIMBERLANDSMADISON — 1 federal enforcement record
- WINN WELDINGWINN — 1 federal enforcement record
- WESTERN AUTO PARTS & SERVICELIVERMORE FALLS — 1 federal enforcement record
- WILES GARAGE & AUTO BODY SHOPNORWAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- HALEY'S TIRE AND SERVICE CENTERSFALMOUTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- NAVFAC PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARDKITTERY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BEAULIEU'S GARAGE & BODY SHOPCARIBOU — 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
Related searches
- All United States Postal Service locationsParent rollup
- General Automotive RepairAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MEState-wide enforcement data
- General Automotive Repair in MEIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is U.S. POSTAL SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $20,000 in total penalties.
- How does U.S. POSTAL SERVICE's safety record compare to its industry?
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICE operates in the general automotive repair industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.