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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

2323 CITYGATE DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OH, 43218
Operated by United States Postal Service · 1 of 6,888 establishments
491110Postal Service
EIN 410760000

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OSHA inspections
27
over 24 years
Violations
29
$328,338 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
6 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $328,338 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 84 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months 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
27
1.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
29
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$328,338
$11,322 avg / violation
52% serious48% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
25 of 27
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 27

30% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $328,338 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D21$32,262May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1904.0040 A22$7,336Mar 2010Jan 2025
29 CFR 1904.0007 B0321$933Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1904.0007 B0421Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1904.0032 B02 I21Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$70,000Oct 2010Oct 2010
29 CFR 1910.0333 A0211$70,000Oct 2010Oct 2010
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0111$70,000Oct 2010Oct 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0511$16,131May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$16,131May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$13,936May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 III B11$13,936May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$7,604May 2024May 2024
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B11$3,927Sep 2012Sep 2012
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911$1,733Jul 2014Jul 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$1,275Nov 2002Nov 2002
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0211$1,267Jan 2025Jan 2025
29 CFR 1904.0032 A0111$933Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$933Mar 2010Mar 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0411May 2024May 2024

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4911 within OH. Peer group: 84 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
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
32.0
vs industry
TRIR
32.0
vs industry

Reported for 23 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
1
Complaint
25

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) · Jun 2015

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 13, 2015Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surfaceArm(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
4 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months 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 OH — for United States Postal Service, not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
8

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.). 8 cases · 8 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-CA-039039Unfair labor practiceJul 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-039003Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-045782Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
08-CA-037365Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
09-CA-043415Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Apr 2007ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-043377Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Feb 2007ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-039464Unfair labor practiceJul 2002Sep 2002ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-039381Unfair labor practiceJun 2002Aug 2002ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

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
2026-03-06Complaint0$0
2025-06-12Complaint0$0
2024-10-02Complaint2$7,603
2024-06-17Planned0$0
2024-04-29Complaint0$0
2023-11-21Complaint98$100,000
2020-07-07Complaint0$0
2017-04-04Complaint0$0
2015-05-18Complaint0$0
2014-12-23Complaint0$0
2014-06-13Monitoring11$1,733
2013-07-02Complaint1$0
2012-09-06Complaint11$3,927
2012-07-26Complaint0$0
2012-04-11Complaint0$0
2012-02-08Complaint0$0
2010-04-13Complaint55$210,000
2010-01-21Complaint9$3,800
2009-08-06Complaint0$0
2005-08-23Complaint0$0
2005-04-29Complaint0$0
2004-12-29Complaint0$0
2003-06-04Complaint0$0
2002-11-14Complaint1$1,275
2002-11-07Complaint0$0
2002-04-26Complaint0$0
2001-12-11Complaint0$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 27 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $328,337.5 in total penalties.