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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC

14650 SANTA FE TRAIL DRIVE, LENEXA, KS, 66215
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,230 establishments
492210Local Messengers and Local Delivery
EIN 582480149

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OSHA inspections
20
over 45 years
Violations
7
$10,775 in penalties
Penalties
$10,775
$1,539 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 6 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $10,775 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 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years 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
20
0.4 / yr · last 45 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$10,775
$1,539 avg / violation
29% serious71% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
11 of 20
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 20

25% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $10,775 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$5,000Jul 2001Jul 2001
5A000111$1,500Oct 2001Oct 2001
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0211$1,200Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211$1,200Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 1910.013511$1,125Dec 2004Dec 2004
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111$750May 2008May 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11Nov 1999Nov 1999

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 4922 within KS. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $131
Inspection frequency
89th
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
3.6
vs industry
−3.3
TRIR
4.4
vs industry
−4.1

Reported for 654 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
4.4
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
4
Complaint
11
Accident
1
Referral
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) · Jul 2016 – Oct 2022 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
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
Oct 27, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
Aug 25, 2022Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
Dec 1, 2017Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Mar 8, 2017Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Jul 27, 2016Exposure to environmental heatBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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 8, 2017Back,Delivery Work,Driver,Fracture,Spine,Struck By,Traffic Control,Truck,Truck Driver,Work Rules11
Jan 11, 2001DOCK,CAUGHT BY,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRAILERFatality11

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
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years 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 KS — for United Parcel Service, not this location alone

Total cases
28
Unfair labor practice
28

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.). 28 cases · 28 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-369828Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-369733Unfair labor practiceJul 2025May 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-368262Unfair labor practiceJun 2025Nov 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-265295Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-259634Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Jan 2021ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-243007Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-220983Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Jul 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-210116Unfair labor practiceNov 2017Apr 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-171857Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-169240Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016May 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-168927Unfair labor practiceFeb 2016Feb 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-115988Unfair labor practiceOct 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-110087Unfair labor practiceJul 2013Sep 2013ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024942Unfair labor practiceAug 2010May 2011ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024609Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024255Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Jan 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024232Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Sep 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-024218Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Jan 2009ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-023699Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Feb 2007ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022932Unfair labor practiceOct 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022793Unfair labor practiceJul 2004Oct 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-022231Unfair labor practiceMay 2003Aug 2003ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-021869Unfair labor practiceSep 2002Jun 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-021859Unfair labor practiceSep 2002Jan 2004ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-021505Unfair labor practiceJan 2002Feb 2003ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-021465Unfair labor practiceDec 2001Feb 2003ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-020479Unfair labor practiceDec 1999Mar 2003ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-019560Unfair labor practiceFeb 1998Aug 1999ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

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
2024-01-19Complaint0$0
2022-07-28Referral0$0
2017-03-14Referral0$0
2016-08-05Referral0$0
2016-03-03Referral0$0
2014-08-13Complaint0$0
2009-08-04Complaint0$0
2008-04-10Complaint1$750
2007-02-21Planned0$0
2004-12-07Complaint1$1,125
2004-10-25Planned0$0
2004-08-19Complaint0$0
2002-07-17Planned0$0
2001-11-19Complaint0$0
2001-06-21Complaint11$1,500
2001-02-14Complaint0$0
2001-01-12Accident11$5,000
1999-07-14Planned3$2,400
1992-10-13Complaint0$0
1981-02-05Complaint0$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.

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 20 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $10,775 in total penalties.
How does UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC operates in the local messengers and local delivery industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 8.5. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.62 compared to an industry average of 6.9.
Has UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.