BEMIDJI, MN —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BEMIDJI PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BEMIDJI PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER in 401 IRVINE AVE. NW, BEMIDJI, MN 56601 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 340186501.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 401 IRVINE AVE. NW
- City
- BEMIDJI
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56601
- Mailing
- 401 IRVINE AVE. NW, BEMIDJI, MN 56601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 66
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $6,600 · Current $3,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5): (a) Throughout facility; employees designated to operate powered industrial trucks such as but not limited to the Clarklift Powerworker, Model ST30B, S.N. ST245-0992PM-6238, have not been trained.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3300
- — Z (S) $6600
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years. (a) Throughout facility; employees designated to operate powered industrial trucks such as but not limited to the Clarklift Powerworker, Model ST30B, S.N. ST245-0992PM-6238, have not been evaluated in four and six years.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1001 D01 I
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(d)(1)(i): The employer did not determine employee exposures from breathing zone air samples that were representative of the 8-hour TWA and/or 30-minute short-term exposures of each employee: (a) Throughout facility; sampling has not been conducted for employees exposed to asbestos as the tile floor and underlying mastic (10% Chrysotile) has been worn away.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2750
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.141 A03 I
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed: (a) North end of facility; drinking fountain had not been cleaned for an unknown length of time and appeared to be contaminated with dust, dirt, and calcium and/or lime. (b) Men's restroom; the floor below the urinals had not been cleaned for an unknown length of time and appeared to be contaminated with urine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 340186501.
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