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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

2 FODEN ROAD, SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, 04106
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,230 establishments
492110Couriers and Express Delivery Services
EIN 582480149

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OSHA inspections
5
over 47 years
Violations
4
$19,863 in penalties
Penalties
$19,863
$4,966 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $19,863 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 months 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, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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 47 yrs
Violations
4
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$19,863
$4,966 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 5

40% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $19,863 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$19,863Jan 2026Jan 2026
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I11Aug 1980Aug 1980
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV11Aug 1980Aug 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Oct 1979Oct 1979

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 4921 within ME. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
78th
peer median: 2

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
9.9
vs industry
+3.5
TRIR
11.8
vs industry
+3.9

Reported for 128 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
7.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
6.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.8
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

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2016

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
Oct 24, 2016Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surfaceHip(s)Hospitalized

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
5 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 5 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 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 ME — for United Parcel Service, not this location alone

Total cases
39
Unfair labor practice
39

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.). 39 cases · 39 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-371672Unfair labor practiceAug 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-366743Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-366203Unfair labor practiceMay 2025Aug 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-364148Unfair labor practiceApr 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-364094Unfair labor practiceApr 2025Jun 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-359260Unfair labor practiceJan 2025Jul 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-356529Unfair labor practiceDec 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-354720Unfair labor practiceNov 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-350917Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-349846Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Sep 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-348818Unfair labor practiceAug 2024OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-345003Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Sep 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-344171Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-313868Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Jul 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-313675Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Jul 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-313274Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Jul 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-308654Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Feb 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-303839Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Jan 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-291247Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-283088Unfair labor practiceSep 2021Dec 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-283083Unfair labor practiceSep 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-277811Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Jan 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-268502Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Mar 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-268359Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-268320Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Jan 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-266325Unfair labor practiceSep 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-266319Unfair labor practiceSep 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-255084Unfair labor practiceJan 2020OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-245314Unfair labor practiceJul 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-218054Unfair labor practiceApr 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-217243Unfair labor practiceMar 2018Jun 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-215993Unfair labor practiceMar 2018Jan 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-214915Unfair labor practiceFeb 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-214810Unfair labor practiceFeb 2018Jan 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-208826Unfair labor practiceOct 2017Jan 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-200251Unfair labor practiceJun 2017Jan 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-200246Unfair labor practiceJun 2017Jan 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-176239Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046314Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Nov 2010ClosedRegion 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 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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$40.0M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Controlled Substances / Drugs / Meth Act

Independent monitor required. First case: 2013-03-29. Most recent: 2013-03-29. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (across 19 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$176.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$4.4B
Awards (all-time)
12,896

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
2026-01-08Complaint11$19,863
2016-11-02Complaint0$0
2002-09-25Planned0$0
1986-01-28Complaint0$0
1979-05-24Complaint31$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 2,230 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 2,230 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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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 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 Parcel Service, which operates 2,230 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 4 violations and $19,862.5 in total penalties.
How does UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE operates in the couriers and express delivery services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.9. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's self-reported DART rate is 9.95 compared to an industry average of 6.5.