CHESHIRE, CT —
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 210 MAPLE AVENUE, CHESHIRE, CT 06410 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 344358395.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 210 MAPLE AVENUE
- City
- CHESHIRE
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06410
- Mailing
- 135 GRAND STREET, WATERBURY, CT 06701
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
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1025 C01
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Abate by
- May 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,361 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): The employer did not assure that no employee was exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 ug/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period. Facility: The employer did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 50 ug/mg3 when exterior windows containing lead based paint were removed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $6361
1910.1025 E03 I
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, and interim levels if applicable, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls. Facility: The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit solely by means of engineering and/or work practice controls prior to removal of the exterior windows that contained lead based paint.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1025 L01 I
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Abate by
- May 15, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,361 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there was potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025. Facility: The employees working in an area where there was potential exposure to airborne lead from the removal of the exterior windows that contained lead based paint were not informed of the content of Appendix A (Substance Data Sheet for Occupational Exposure to Lead) and Appendix B (Employee Standard Summary) of this standard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $6361
1910.1025 M01 III
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(m)(1)(iii): The employer did not include lead in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200) and ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of lead and to safety data sheets and was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section. Facility: They employer did not provide employees with training and information in the chemical hazard communications addressing at least the following lead hazards: Reproductive/developmental toxicity; Central nervous system effects; Kidney effects; Blood effects; and Acute toxicity effects.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 344358395.
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