FEDERAL WAY, WA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 34301 9TH AVE SOUTH, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98063 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 338235211.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- Site address
- 34301 9TH AVE SOUTH
- City
- FEDERAL WAY
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98063
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 4000, SEATTLE, WA 98111
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 491110
- Employees
- 530
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.305 G01 I
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i): Flexible cords and cables were not approved or conditions of use and location: A) At the cull chute in the inbound section of the facility, near columne B-7, a flexible cord was being used as part of a permanent circuit leading to a permanent lighting fixture..
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.305 G01 III
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii): Flexible cords used as permitted in paragraphs (g)(1)(ii)(C), (g)(1)(ii)(G), or (g)(1)(ii)(I) of 29 CFR 1910.305 were not equipped with an attachment plug and energized from an approved receptacle outlet: A) At the cull chute near column B-7, the employer had a flexible cord spliced directly into a branch circuit for a permanent lighting fixture.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (S) $5000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338235211.
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