ALLEN PARK, MI —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BULK MAIL CENTER
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - BULK MAIL CENTER in 17500 OAKWOOD BLVD., ALLEN PARK, MI 48101 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 340210889.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 - BULK MAIL CENTER
- Site address
- 17500 OAKWOOD BLVD.
- City
- ALLEN PARK
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 48101
- Mailing
- 17500 OAKWOOD BLVD., ALLEN PARK, MI 48101
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
- 599
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition. In the Catwalk near HH-7 mail conveyor system, the employer failed to ensure the catwalk was kept clean and orderly. The catwalk was cluttered with material and debris, such as cardboard, magazines, and paper there by exposing employees to a slip and fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3300
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $3,080 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a. The employer did not enforce established energy control procedures in that the CVH 38 mail conveyor was not turned off and locked out while an employee was repairing a belt, there by exposing employees to an amputation hazard. b. The employer did not enforce established energy control procedures in that the HH-7 mail conveyor system was not turned off and locked out while an employee performing preventative maintenance on drive box, there by exposing employees to an amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3080
- — Z (S) $4400
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment: a. The employer did not enforce established energy control procedures in that the CVH 38 mail conveyor was not turned off while an employee was repairing a belt, there by exposing employees to an amputation hazard. b. The employer did not enforce established energy control procedures in that the HH-7 mail conveyor system was not turned off while an employee performing preventative maintenance on drive box, there by exposing employees to an amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 D04
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4): Lockout or tagout device application. a. The employer did not enforce established energy control procedures in that the CVH 38 mail conveyor was not locked out while an employee was repairing a belt, there by exposing employees to an amputation hazard. b. The employer did not enforce established energy control procedures in that the HH-7 mail conveyor system was not locked out while an employee performing preventative maintenance on drive box, there by exposing employees to an amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 B01
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $3,080 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1): Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv)(a): In the catwalk next to HH-7 mail conveyor system a flywheel was not guarded, there by exposing employees to caught in and amputation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3080
- — Z (S) $4400
1910.219 E03 I
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s): In the catwalk next to HH-7 mail conveyor system a incline belt was not guarded, there by exposing employees to caught in and in going nip point hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 340210889.
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