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 341043701.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 580
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 N15
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(15): While negotiating turns, speed was not reduced to a safe level by means of turning the hand steering wheel in a smooth, sweeping motion. Except when maneuvering at a very low speed, the hand steering wheel was not turned at a moderate, even rate: (a) At the US Postal Service at Priority Mail Loading Docks 86-90, forklift trucks were used to unload OTRs. Forklift operators did not ensure the load was stable and reduce speed to a safe level and use a smooth sweeping motion at all times while negotiating turns to prevent the load (OTRs) from shifting and rocking then tipping off the forks.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $5500
- — F (S) $2750
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $55,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator: (a) At the Priority Mail Loading Docks 86-90, the employer failed provide appropriate refresher training, when the forklift operators were moving OTRs where the size of the OTR created an off-center load. Operators were not ensuring the OTR was safely arranged and reducing the speed to a safe level at all times while negotiating turns to prevent the load (OTRs) from shifting, rocking then tipping off the forks.
Recent events (3)
- — C (R) $55000
- — F (S) $7000
- — Z (R) $55000
1910.178 O01
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $27,500 · Current $0 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. Caution was not exercised when handling off-center loads which cannot be centered: (a) At the US Postal Service at Priority Mall docks 86-89, the employer failed to ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled. Forklift trucks were used to unload OTRs where the size of the OTR created an off-center load. At times prior to the inspection, fork lift operators did not ensure the load was stable or safely arranged on the forks while removing the load (OTR) from the tractor trailer such that the load shifted and rocked then tipped off the forks. This condition exposed employees to struck by hazards. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1087118, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/21/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 34301 9th Ave. S, Federal Way, WA 98003.
Recent events (3)
- — C (R) $27500
- — F (R) $0
- — Z (R) $27500
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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 341043701.
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