URBANDALE, IA —
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 4000 109TH ST., URBANDALE, IA 50395 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 340615467.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 4000 109TH ST.
- City
- URBANDALE
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50395
- Mailing
- NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 4000 109TH ST., URBANDALE, IA 50395
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
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 O01
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled: (a) At the US Postal Service NDC in Urbandale Iowa, the forks of motorized rider pallet jacks were being used as hitch points to tow wheeled carts rather than to lift and carry as designed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.178 O05
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(5): The forks were not placed under the load as far as possible. (a) At the US Postal Service NDC in Urbandale Iowa, the forks of motorized rider pallet jacks were being used as hitch points to tow wheeled carts rather than to lift and carry as designed.
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 340615467.
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