Establishment profile
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
22 MCGRATH HIGHWAY, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,228 establishments
492210 — Local Messengers and Local Delivery
EIN 582480149
Summary
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $9,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 16 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 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, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4922 within MA. Peer group: 16 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 41 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
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- 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) · Jul 2015 – Jul 2024 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 20, 2015 | Exposure to environmental heat | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year 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 MA — for United Parcel Service, not this location alone
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.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file 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
Independent monitor required. First case: 2013-03-29. Most recent: 2013-03-29. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-17 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,000 | |
| 2022-04-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-01-14 | Complaint | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2008-08-18 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | |
| 2006-05-31 | Planned | 1 | — | $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 2,228 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 2,228 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 MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DHL EXPRESSNEWTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICESOUTH DEERFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.VINEYARD HAVEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICEMARLBOROUGH — 1 federal enforcement record
- FEDEX EXPRESSNEEDHAM — 1 federal enforcement record
- FedEx GroundBROCKTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.BOSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAC-LAD CORPSPRINGFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INCORPORATEDDARTMOUTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Parcel Service, Inc.BOSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by United Parcel Service, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.SPRINGFIELD, MO — 4 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICEFORT WORTH, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC.MASPETH, NY — 4 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.EL PASO, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCLOUISVILLE, KY — 4 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICESAN ANTONIO, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC.WACO, TX — 3 federal enforcement records
- UPSCOMMERCE CITY, CO — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.GONZALES, LA — 3 federal enforcement records
- U.P.S.PARSIPPANY, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All United Parcel Service locationsParent rollup
- Local Messengers and Local DeliveryAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Local Messengers and in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
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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 2,228 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.
Frequently asked
- What is UNITED PARCEL SERVICE's OSHA violation history?
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $9,500 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 11.16 compared to an industry average of 6.9.