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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL

5555 BANDINI BLVD, BELL, CA, 90201
Operated by United States Postal Service · 1 of 6,888 establishments
491110Postal Service

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OSHA inspections
10
over 27 years
Violations
26
$37,574 in penalties
Penalties
$37,574
$1,445 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $37,574 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 256 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 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 - BELL 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

Inspections
10
0.4 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
26
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$37,574
$1,445 avg / violation
65% serious35% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 10
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 10

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $37,324 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000121$1,700Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I22Sep 2010Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 O0111$7,000Sep 2016Sep 2016
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$7,000Sep 2016Sep 2016
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11$3,000Mar 2011Mar 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I11$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I11$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0304 F01 IV11$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 B03 II11$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA11$1,445May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0311$1,275Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$1,275Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$1,084May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 E11$1,084May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV11$1,084May 2010May 2010
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$1,083Nov 2010Nov 2010
29 CFR 1910.0024 I11$825Sep 2010Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 IV11$800Sep 2010Sep 2010

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 CA. Peer group: 256 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $1,000
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
9
Referral
1

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 - BELL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 25, 2011Heart AttackFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 - BELL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL. 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 - BELL. 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 - BELL. 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 - BELL. 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 - BELL. 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
2016-05-10Complaint22$14,000
2011-12-27Referral0$0
2010-12-22Complaint2$3,000
2010-09-17Complaint11$1,083
2010-04-12Complaint31$1,625
2009-12-01Complaint1311$13,616
2008-07-01Complaint0$0
2008-07-01Complaint0$0
2008-07-01Complaint52$4,250
1998-12-21Complaint0$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 - BELL 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 - BELL 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 - BELL's OSHA violation history?
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $37,574.25 in total penalties.
Has U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BELL.