SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ —
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 560 HUYLER STREET, SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ 07606 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 343280277.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 560 HUYLER STREET
- City
- SOUTH HACKENSACK
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07606
- Mailing
- 560 HUYLER STREET, SOUTH HACKENSACK, NJ 07606
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
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $129,336 · Current $45,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge: a) The Mail Processing Area: The emergency exit door leading to the parking lot was not accessible: the door was chained to a railing and locked via a padlock thus exposing employees to fire hazard, on or about 07/05/18. The postal service was previously cited for a REPEATED violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 20 CFR 190.36(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1158756 and 121338, citation number 01, item number 01 and citation number 02, item number 01, and was affirmed as a final order on 09/13/16 and 05/17/18 respectively, with respect to workplaces located at 1150 N. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA and 293 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, NJ.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $45000
- — C (R) $129336
- — Z (R) $129336
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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 343280277.
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