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UPS

ONE UPS WAY, HODGKINS, IL, 60525
Operated by United Parcel Service · 1 of 2,230 establishments
492110Couriers and Express Delivery Services

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OSHA inspections
15
over 23 years
Violations
3
$11,000 in penalties
Penalties
$11,000
$3,667 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

UPS has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 15 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $11,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UPS appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
15
0.7 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$11,000
$3,667 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
14 of 15
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 15

20% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4921 within IL. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UPS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
7.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
6.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
14
Referral
1

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) · Dec 2016 – Apr 2024 · 4 in last 5 years

Reports
7
Hospitalizations
5
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment

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
Apr 15, 2024Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact less than 6 feetLower leg(s)Hospitalized
Dec 6, 2023Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation
May 5, 2021Fall on same level due to slippingBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
Nov 19, 2020Overexertion in lifting-single episodeAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
Feb 3, 2020Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectCheek(s)Hospitalized
Mar 16, 2017Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation
Dec 2, 2016Fall on same level, n.e.c.Leg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

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
Jun 11, 2019Conveyor,Crushed,Loading,Lung,Material Handling,Pinned,Puncture,Trailer11

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 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
6
Back wages owed
$35,165
Employees affected
43

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 · 43 violations · $35,165 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Aug 2006 – Apr 201134331$35,165

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; final payment may differ. 6 cases · $35,165 in backwages · 43 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Dec 2021 – Jul 2022Local Messengers and Local Delivery1
Apr 2015 – Jan 2016Couriers and Express Delivery Services1
Dec 2010 – Apr 2011Couriers and Express Delivery Services$3201
Feb 2009 – Jul 2009Postal Service1
Jan 2008 – Mar 2008Postal Service$34,84630
Mar 2006 – Aug 2006Postal Service9

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UPS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
21
Unfair labor practice
18
Representation (union)
3

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.). 21 cases · 18 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-384124Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
25-CA-365015Unfair labor practiceMay 2025OpenRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
13-CA-360871Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Apr 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-347736Unfair labor practiceAug 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-345600Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Aug 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-344959Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Aug 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-344957Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Sep 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-339324Unfair labor practiceApr 2024May 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-321622Unfair labor practiceJul 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-317693Representation electionMay 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-317684Representation electionMay 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-316767Representation electionApr 2023May 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
25-CA-314867Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Jun 2023ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-314041Unfair labor practiceMar 2023Dec 2024ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-301951Unfair labor practiceAug 2022Apr 2023ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-298419Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
25-CA-296243Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Oct 2022ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
13-CA-292031Unfair labor practiceMar 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
14-CA-196621Unfair labor practiceApr 2017Jul 2017ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
13-CA-185735Unfair labor practiceOct 2016Nov 2016ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
33-CA-016067Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 25, Indianapolis, Indiana

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 UPS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UPS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UPS
7545 SANTA FE DR · HODGKINS, IL, 60525
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UPS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

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
2019-06-19Referral0$0
2015-04-13Complaint0$0
2015-01-22Complaint0$0
2009-11-18Complaint0$0
2009-03-05Complaint0$0
2008-02-29Complaint0$0
2007-10-30Complaint0$0
2006-10-17Complaint11$7,000
2006-09-13Complaint0$0
2006-09-13Complaint0$0
2006-03-22Complaint11$3,000
2005-12-21Complaint0$0
2005-04-06Complaint0$0
2002-08-20Complaint0$0
2002-06-27Complaint1$1,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UPS 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.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UPS 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 UPS's OSHA violation history?
UPS has 15 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $11,000 in total penalties.
How does UPS's safety record compare to its industry?
UPS operates in the couriers and express delivery services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 7.9.