FRIENDSWOOD, TX —
OSHA Inspection: U. S. POSTAL SERVICE
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U. S. POSTAL SERVICE in 310 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX 77546 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 341810075.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 310 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE
- City
- FRIENDSWOOD
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77546
- Mailing
- 310 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX 77546
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
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B01
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,926 · Current $4,156 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route must be adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route: a) at the facility, exit route lighting was missing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4156
- — Z (S) $6926
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: (a) at the facility loading dock, a portable, dry chemical fire extinguisher was not inspected monthly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: (a) at the facility loading dock, a portable, dry chemical fire extinguisher was not inspected annually.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose: (a) in the facility sorting room, a box with live electric wiring was not covered.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $777 · Current $466 Reduced
9954
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) at the facility, employees were not provided effective information and training concerning asbestos while abatement was conducted in the sorting room.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $466
- — Z (O) $777
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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 341810075.
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