LYNDEN, WA —
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 600 FRONT STREET, LYNDEN, WA 98264 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 343552964.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 600 FRONT STREET
- City
- LYNDEN
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98264
- Mailing
- 600 FRONT STREET, LYNDEN, WA 98264
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
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $1,848 · Current $1,478 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) Post Office Box Lobby, where the door designated as an emergency exit was equipped with a keyless dead bolt and remained locked during business hours. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.36(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1258403, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on December 19, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at Seattle, WA. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.36(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1239951, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on August 10, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at Norfolk, VA. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.36(d)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1214338, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on May 17, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at East Rutherford, NJ.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $1478
- — Z (R) $1848
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: a) Aisle way adjacent to the post office boxes, where a rolling cart was stored in the exit route. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1297911, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on May 16, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at Teaneck, NJ. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1295472, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on May 11, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at North Houston, TX. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1289696, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 12, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at Oak View, CA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $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 343552964.
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