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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

729 EAST LINCOLN WAY, AMES, IA, 50010
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,235 establishments
484110General Freight Trucking, Local
EIN 582480149

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OSHA inspections
5
over 39 years
Violations
2
$5,115 in penalties
Penalties
$5,115
$2,558 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 39 years of recorded history, with $5,115 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 61st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 104 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNITED PARCEL 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.1 / yr · last 39 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$5,115
$2,558 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 5

40% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $5,115 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$5,115Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0611Nov 2024Nov 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

61st

Above average violations in NAICS 4841 within IA. Peer group: 104 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
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
−2.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.2

Reported for 25 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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
4

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 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IA — for United Parcel Service, not this location alone

Total cases
19
Unfair labor practice
18
Representation (union)
1

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 Parcel 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.). 19 cases · 18 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-391492Unfair labor practiceJul 2026OpenRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
25-CA-382617Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
18-CA-380176Unfair labor practiceJan 2026Apr 2026ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-371189Unfair labor practiceAug 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-370159Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-367603Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-339586Unfair labor practiceApr 2024May 2024ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-318935Representation electionMay 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-317974Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-315965Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-288900Unfair labor practiceJan 2022Oct 2022ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-241780Unfair labor practiceMay 2019Jun 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-216052Unfair labor practiceMar 2018Mar 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-193426Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017May 2018ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-184951Unfair labor practiceSep 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-174414Unfair labor practiceApr 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-124284Unfair labor practiceMar 2014Apr 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-060380Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Jan 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019373Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED PARCEL 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 · $5,300,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
719 E LINCOLN WAY · AMES, IA, 50010
RCRANo Violation Identified02$5,300,000View →

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 contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (across 19 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$173.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$4.4B
Awards (all-time)
12,881

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
2024-05-29Complaint1$0
2021-07-01Complaint1$5,115
2007-02-15Planned0$0
1999-11-16Complaint0$0
1987-03-23Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE is one of 2,235 establishments rolled up under the parent organization United Parcel Service.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of United Parcel Service across all 2,235 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in general freight trucking, local within IA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by United Parcel Service, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED PARCEL SERVICE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Parcel Service, which operates 2,235 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 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $5,115 in total penalties.
How does UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.