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OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 3070 SHAFFER AVE. SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 342840998.

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Establishment
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Site address
3070 SHAFFER AVE. SE
City
GRAND RAPIDS
State
MI
ZIP
49512
Mailing
3550 PATTERSON AVE. SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
491110
Employees
85
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.134 D01 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 80 exposed
Issued
Jan 3, 2018
Penalty
Initial $362 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   On or about December 18, 2017, U.S. Postal Service Patterson Annex P-2 building, the employer failed to evaluate the respiratory hazards for those employees who were exposed to hazards associated with propane powered industrial truck exhaust gas such as, but not limited to headaches, nausea, dizziness and confusion from exposure to chemicals such as Carbon Monoxide.     The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1197727, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 23, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3500 Patterson, Kentwood, MI.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (R) $362
  • — Z (R) $362

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