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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC

87 BRICK KILN ROAD, CHELMSFORD, MA, 01824
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,230 establishments
492110Couriers and Express Delivery Services
EIN 582480149

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OSHA inspections
22
over 36 years
Violations
12
$142,380 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 · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 22 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $142,380 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 70 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 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 INC 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
22
0.6 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
12
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$142,380
$11,865 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
12 of 22
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 22

18% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $142,380 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22$2,920Jan 1990Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$60,000Nov 2022Nov 2022
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$60,000Oct 2022Oct 2022
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$17,500Feb 2005Feb 2005
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$420Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$420Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$420Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111$350Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$350Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Jan 1990Jan 1990
29 CFR 1904.0002 B0211Jan 1990Jan 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.

Peer comparison

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4921 within MA. Peer group: 70 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
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
2.2
vs industry
−4.3
TRIR
7.6
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 124 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
7.6
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
12
Accident
1
Referral
7

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) · Aug 2018 – Jun 2025 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jun 24, 2025Exposure to environmental heat outdoorBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Nov 5, 2024Fall on same level due to slip or tripKnee(s)Hospitalized
Aug 2, 2022Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Aug 25, 2021Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetBrainHospitalized
Aug 14, 2018Overexertion in lowering-single episodeLumbar regionHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

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

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 30, 2021Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Aug 28, 1997DELIVERY WORK,FINGER,LACERATION,CONVEYOR,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,OFF LOADING,CONVEYOR BELT1

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
12 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 12 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 INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
242
Unfair labor practice
242

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.). 100 cases · 100 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-387331Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-386578Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-386554Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-386353Unfair labor practiceMay 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-385915Unfair labor practiceApr 2026May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-385369Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-385252Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-385238Unfair labor practiceApr 2026Apr 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-384757Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-384735Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-383525Unfair labor practiceMar 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-380394Unfair labor practiceJan 2026Feb 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-371960Unfair labor practiceAug 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-371529Unfair labor practiceAug 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-371517Unfair labor practiceAug 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-371137Unfair labor practiceAug 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-370504Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-370382Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-370196Unfair labor practiceJul 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-370029Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-369758Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-369685Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-368612Unfair labor practiceJul 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-368166Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-368143Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-368135Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-367256Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-366702Unfair labor practiceJun 2025Aug 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-366315Unfair labor practiceMay 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-366299Unfair labor practiceMay 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-366060Unfair labor practiceMay 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-361442Unfair labor practiceMar 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-361134Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-361135Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-361034Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-360540Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Jul 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-360026Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Feb 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-359996Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Jun 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-359970Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Jun 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-359957Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-358541Unfair labor practiceJan 2025OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-358354Unfair labor practiceJan 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-355890Unfair labor practiceDec 2024OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-354307Unfair labor practiceNov 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-354124Unfair labor practiceNov 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353885Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353941Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353810Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353492Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353384Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353303Unfair labor practiceOct 2024Dec 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-353198Unfair labor practiceOct 2024May 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-352617Unfair labor practiceOct 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-352592Unfair labor practiceOct 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-352505Unfair labor practiceOct 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-351227Unfair labor practiceSep 2024OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-350983Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-351044Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-350898Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Jun 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-348350Unfair labor practiceAug 2024Sep 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-348337Unfair labor practiceAug 2024Jun 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-347572Unfair labor practiceAug 2024OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-346988Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Aug 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-346985Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Aug 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-342176Unfair labor practiceMay 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-339787Unfair labor practiceApr 2024May 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-339767Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Feb 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-339289Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-338885Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Jun 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-337853Unfair labor practiceMar 2024OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-335730Unfair labor practiceFeb 2024Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-334720Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-333260Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-331955Unfair labor practiceDec 2023Aug 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-329478Unfair labor practiceNov 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-329462Unfair labor practiceNov 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-326378Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-326000Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-325991Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-325986Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-325795Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Jan 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-320187Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Aug 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-320075Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Aug 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-317679Unfair labor practiceMay 2023May 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-316224Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Aug 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-316188Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Mar 2024ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-314176Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-313589Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Dec 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-312643Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023Dec 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-312188Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-312157Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-310899Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Dec 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-310032Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-308728Unfair labor practiceDec 2022OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-308724Unfair labor practiceDec 2022OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-308643Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-306910Unfair labor practiceNov 2022Dec 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-306318Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Apr 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-306135Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Dec 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-304128Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Jun 2024ClosedRegion 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 INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. 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
2025-06-25Referral0$0
2024-10-29Complaint0$0
2022-08-11Referral0$0
2022-05-31Complaint11$60,000
2022-04-12Complaint11$60,000
2021-05-17Referral0$0
2020-04-02Complaint0$0
2019-10-02Referral0$0
2017-12-13Complaint0$0
2014-10-23Complaint0$0
2008-05-13Accident0$0
2005-07-13Referral0$0
2005-06-29Complaint0$0
2005-03-03Referral0$0
2004-09-07Complaint2$20,000
2003-03-19Planned0$0
1999-01-14Complaint0$0
1997-09-04Referral0$0
1994-06-03Complaint0$0
1993-11-03Other0$0
1993-02-18Complaint0$0
1989-10-10Complaint86$2,380

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 INC 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.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 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 INC's OSHA violation history?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC has 22 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $142,380 in total penalties.
How does UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC's safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC operates in the couriers and express delivery services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.9. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.18 compared to an industry average of 6.5.
Has UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC.