OSHA Inspection: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Abate by

Jul 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $30,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    a/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, west building, west dock area, C-16, fire alarm was blocked by all purpose mail containers (APMC).    b/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, west building, east wall of west dock W1,  a fire extinguisher was blocked by a pallet of corrosive batteries.      c/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, west building, west dock door vestibule 11, a fire extinguisher was blocked by a trash can and a chair on its side.      d/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, west building,  Column L3, a fire hose cabinet with fire extinguisher was blocked by orange tonkas.      e/  On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, east building, between dock doors 29B and 30, a fire extinguisher was blocked by orange and black plastic pallets.    f/ On or about 1/14/2015, ground floor, west building, between west dock door 13 and freight elevator 11, a fire alarm was blocked.by cardboard boxes.    The United States Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 904875, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 6, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63155.    The United States Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315172767, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on June 22, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63155.

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Abate by

Jul 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $15,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    a/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, west building, between Columns M2 and M3, electrical panel boxes servicing lights and doors to the heaters were blocked by utility carts.    b/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, west building, north of Colmn K15 and adjacent to Column K16, the path to an electrical panel box and disconnect were blocked by all purpose mail containers (APMC) and orange pallets.    c/ On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, east building, west dock, Column E-8, a transformer and electrical panel box servicing the dock doors were blocked by a trash can and mail tubs.      d/  On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, east building, Column C4, an electrical panel box servicing the biohazard detection system was blocked by 80 lb. hamper(s) with plastic trays and boxes.    e/  On or about 1/13/2015, ground floor, east building, southeast corner next to Door #35, a motor control center (277/480V) servicing exhaust fans(EF 53 and 54), transfer fans (TF1 and 2) and control center for air curtain 7 (480V), were blocked by chairs, plastic mail tubs, and a metal desk and chairs.  Perpendicular to the motor control center a controller for switches (Category 2 DX-TF123) was also blocked by the same.     f/  On or about 1/14/2015, first floor, east building, north side, next to Column E-8, an electrical disconnect for panel MP1-15 and electrical panel box (208Y/120 MP1-5) servicing mail processing equipment and freight transport, were blocked by a vacuum cleaner and chair.    g/ On or about 1/14/2015, first floor, west building, transformer J15 servicing panel boxes (1Kx 277/480V and 1K 120/208V) was blocked by carts of mail tubs.    h/ On or about 1/14/2015, first floor, west building, Column F12, an electrical panel box (1H 120/208) at the Wheeler Station, servicing receptacles and air handlers 9, 10, and 11, was blocked by mail tubs, trash baskets, and cardboard.      The United States Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 904875, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 6, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1720 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63155.