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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

5020 IVY ST, COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,230 establishments
492110Couriers and Express Delivery Services
EIN 582480149

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OSHA inspections
48
over 48 years
Violations
48
$41,580 in penalties
Penalties
$41,580
$866 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 48 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $41,580 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in 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
48
1.0 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
48
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$41,580
$866 avg / violation
19% serious81% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
37 of 48
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 48

35% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 29 citations in this view · $40,160 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$1,500Aug 1989Jan 2002
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0221$1,000Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I21$750Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0221$750Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0321$750Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 B0821$750Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0521$750Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.1200 B04 III21$250Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0151 C22Jan 1980Oct 1987
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 II B11$9,930Aug 2025Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0269 L08 V11$9,930Aug 2025Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0038 E11$3,000Nov 2003Nov 2003
29 CFR 1910.0151 A11$2,125Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$2,125Jan 1997Jan 1997
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511$2,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 X11$1,275Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 XI11$1,275Sep 2008Sep 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 IV11$1,000Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 H03 I11$500Apr 2003Apr 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIF11$500Apr 2003Apr 2003

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4921 within CO. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
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
6.2
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
6.2
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 426 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
6.2
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
5
Complaint
37
Accident
1
Referral
3

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) · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports
8
Hospitalizations
7
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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 29, 2025Exposure to electric arcArm(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Mar 3, 2025Injured by object handled by person n.e.c.Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
Sep 24, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningAnkle(s)Hospitalized
May 8, 2020Struck by object or equipment, unspecifiedPelvisHospitalized
Jan 3, 2020Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Dec 11, 2018Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Apr 27, 2017Fall on same level, n.e.c.Thigh(s)Hospitalized
Jun 22, 2015Struck by dislodged flying object, particleBrainHospitalized

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
May 26, 2023Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Contusion,Door,Falling Object,Head,Laborer,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Loading Dock,Overhead Door,Spine,Struck ByFatality11
May 1, 1989WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRACTOR,TRAILER,UNTRAINEDFatality11

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
11 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$115
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $115 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeSep 2022121$115

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 2 violations · $115 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2022Postal ServiceFLSA21$115

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

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 CO — for United Parcel Service, not this location alone

Total cases
78
Unfair labor practice
78

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.). 78 cases · 78 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-CA-380199Unfair labor practiceJan 2026OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-375844Unfair labor practiceNov 2025OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-375962Unfair labor practiceNov 2025OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-375589Unfair labor practiceNov 2025OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-372715Unfair labor practiceSep 2025OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-370739Unfair labor practiceJul 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-369173Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-369136Unfair labor practiceJul 2025OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-361680Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-361676Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Mar 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-361651Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-352451Unfair labor practiceOct 2024OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-345159Unfair labor practiceJun 2024May 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-342981Unfair labor practiceMay 2024Aug 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-340435Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-338860Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-320966Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Jul 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-319726Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-317119Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Apr 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-315892Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Aug 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-315730Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jun 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-315663Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Apr 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-314915Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Jul 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-310877Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-310721Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Jul 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-310666Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Feb 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-310664Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-310654Unfair labor practiceJan 2023Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-309465Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-307742Unfair labor practiceNov 2022Dec 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-307741Unfair labor practiceNov 2022Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-307064Unfair labor practiceNov 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-302902Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-302351Unfair labor practiceAug 2022Nov 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297551Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297198Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297196Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297086Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Oct 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297085Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297084Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-297083Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jul 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-296351Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-296223Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-296222Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-296218Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-296216Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-295539Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-295182Unfair labor practiceMay 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-294815Unfair labor practiceApr 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-287565Unfair labor practiceDec 2021Jul 2022ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-281127Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-281100Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-278905Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Oct 2021ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-277305Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-274985Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-272654Unfair labor practiceFeb 2021Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-262320Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Aug 2020ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-245931Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Oct 2019ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-233586Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Mar 2019ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-212311Unfair labor practiceDec 2017May 2018ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-186395Unfair labor practiceOct 2016May 2017ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-183008Unfair labor practiceAug 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-132940Unfair labor practiceJul 2014Nov 2014ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-099066Unfair labor practiceFeb 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-021124Unfair labor practiceJan 2009Mar 2009ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-021077Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-020975Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-020832Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Sep 2008ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-018388Unfair labor practiceFeb 2003Jun 2003ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-018149Unfair labor practiceAug 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-018010Unfair labor practiceMay 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-017961Unfair labor practiceApr 2002Aug 2002ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-017874Unfair labor practiceFeb 2002Jul 2002ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-017605Unfair labor practiceAug 2001Jul 2004ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-017492Unfair labor practiceJun 2001Jun 2004ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-017317Unfair labor practiceFeb 2001May 2001ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-017253Unfair labor practiceJan 2001Feb 2003ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-016316Unfair labor practiceMar 1999May 2002ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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
2025-07-03Referral2$19,860
2023-06-05Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2020-07-22Complaint1$0
2019-06-21Complaint0$0
2017-06-19Complaint0$0
2014-11-19Complaint0$0
2013-09-10Complaint0$0
2013-08-21Complaint0$0
2013-08-21Complaint0$0
2012-06-26Complaint0$0
2009-06-04Planned4$3,000
2008-08-25Referral2$2,550
2007-09-04Referral1$0
2006-11-27Planned1$0
2004-02-26Complaint0$0
2003-10-15Complaint11$3,000
2003-02-10Planned41$2,000
2003-02-10Planned0$0
2001-11-05Complaint11$500
2001-02-28Complaint0$0
2000-10-17Complaint0$0
2000-05-11Complaint0$0
2000-01-13Complaint0$0
1999-07-14Complaint0$0
1999-05-25Complaint0$0
1999-04-05Complaint11$2,125
1999-02-11Complaint0$0
1999-01-12Complaint0$0
1998-05-15Complaint0$0
1998-02-05Complaint0$0
1997-09-08Complaint0$0
1996-07-18Complaint11$2,125
1996-04-03Complaint0$0
1996-02-07Complaint0$0
1995-07-05Complaint0$0
1993-03-19Complaint1$0
1992-12-10Follow-up0$0
1991-09-12Complaint142$5,000
1991-03-20Complaint3$0
1989-05-02Accident62$1,420
1987-08-26Complaint0$0
1987-08-26Complaint1$0
1987-07-01Complaint0$0
1982-08-24Planned0$0
1979-12-17Complaint4$0
1979-10-04Complaint0$0
1979-01-04Complaint0$0
1978-06-02Complaint0$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, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. has 48 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $41,580 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 6.17 compared to an industry average of 6.5.
Has UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC..