Skip to main content

Establishment profile

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

8 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, WATERTOWN, CT, 06795
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,234 establishments
492210Local Messengers and Local Delivery
EIN 582480149

Download as PDF →

OSHA inspections
6
over 38 years
Violations
132
$146,770 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
1 fatality · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has accumulated 132 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $146,770 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 3 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
6
0.2 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
132
3.5 / yr
Penalties
$146,770
$1,112 avg / violation
5% serious95% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 6

33% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 132 citations in this view · $146,770 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0002 A1221$129,470Aug 1990Aug 1990
5A000122$2,900Dec 1988Aug 1990
29 CFR 1904.000811$5,300Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1904.0002 B0211$5,300Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,000Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$800Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0611$500Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0711$500Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q1011$500Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0211$500Aug 1990Aug 1990

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.

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
7.9
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
11.8
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 20 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
8.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
6.9
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

Complaint
4
Accident
1
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 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. 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
Jun 21, 1991INHALATION,SPILL,CHEMICAL10
Jan 30, 1990DELIVERY WORK,STRUCK BY,PICKUP TRUCK,INATTENTIONFatality11

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
3 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 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 CT — for United Parcel Service, not this location alone

Total cases
46
Unfair labor practice
44
Representation (union)
2

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.). 46 cases · 44 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-390129Unfair labor practiceJul 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-380189Unfair labor practiceJan 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-369777Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-369746Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-369697Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-369477Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-368880Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-362046Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-359917Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Mar 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-359903Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-356038Unfair labor practiceDec 2024OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-347930Unfair labor practiceAug 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-337185Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Mar 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-293371Unfair labor practiceMar 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-280807Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Jan 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-246975Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Feb 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-245856Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-245816Unfair labor practiceJul 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-242953Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-239742Unfair labor practiceApr 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-236216Unfair labor practiceFeb 2019Apr 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-213267Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Jun 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-204965Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Apr 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-199059Unfair labor practiceMay 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-194377Unfair labor practiceMar 2017Jan 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-139709Unfair labor practiceOct 2014May 2016ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-132697Unfair labor practiceJul 2014May 2016ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-130482Unfair labor practiceJun 2014Aug 2014ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-113049Representation electionSep 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-096208Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-096190Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-078326Unfair labor practiceApr 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012774Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Nov 2010ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012716Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012656Unfair labor practiceApr 2010Jun 2010ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012550Unfair labor practiceDec 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012516Unfair labor practiceNov 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-RC-002333Representation electionSep 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012380Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Aug 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012346Unfair labor practiceMay 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-012103Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-011983Unfair labor practiceFeb 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-009610Unfair labor practiceMar 2001Aug 2001ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-009560Unfair labor practiceJan 2001May 2001ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-008163Unfair labor practiceDec 1997Sep 2003ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
34-CA-007971Unfair labor practiceAug 1997Aug 2002ClosedRegion 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
2026-04-02Complaint0$0
2025-09-19Complaint0$0
2025-08-13Complaint0$0
1991-06-21Referral0$0
1990-02-21Accident1316$145,870
1988-06-17Complaint1$900

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 2,234 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 2,234 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in local messengers and local delivery within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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

Related searches

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 2,234 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.

Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.

Contact sales →

Frequently asked

What is UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 132 violations and $146,770 in total penalties.
How does UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE operates in the local messengers and local delivery industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 8.5. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's self-reported DART rate is 7.89 compared to an industry average of 6.9.
Has UNITED PARCEL SERVICE had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving UNITED PARCEL SERVICE.