SANTA CLARITA, CA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA CLARITA
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA CLARITA in 28201 FRANKLIN PKWY., SANTA CLARITA, CA 91383 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 344558291.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 - SANTA CLARITA
- Site address
- 28201 FRANKLIN PKWY.
- City
- SANTA CLARITA
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 91383
- Mailing
- 28201 FRANKLIN PKWY., SANTA CLARITA, CA 91383
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 958
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F03 III
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,653
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii): The employee's knowledge or use of assigned personal protective equipment indicates that the employee does not have retained the requisite understanding or skill. Mail Processing APPS Machine: On or about December 31, 2019, employee(s) were wearing HyFlex brand black/gray rubber gloves while performing maintenance on the APPS Machin's slip torque conveyor rollers while it was running. Employee(s) were exposed to entanglement and/or amputation hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $13653
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $74,217 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Mail Processing Area: On or about December 31, 2019, an employee was preforming a maintenance task on the APPS Machine without utilizing the energy control procedures to achieve total de-energization. Employees were exposed to entanglement and/or amputation hazards from spinning rollers. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1283530, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/10/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 1050 Forbell Ave. Brooklyn, New York 11256.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $74217
- — Z (R) $74217
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: Mail Processing Area: Employee(s) preform maintenance tasks on equipment, such as but not limited to the APPS Machine, without a periodic review of the energy control procedures and the authorized employee's responsibilities to ensure proper de-energization of the equipment. Employees were exposed to entanglement and/or amputation hazards. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1099365, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 02/26/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 2901 Scott Futrell, Charlotte, North Carolina 28228.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $0
- — Z (R) $0
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) covered the following element; however, the actions were not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147 (d)(1)-(6): Mail Processing Area: On or about December 31, 2019, an employee was preforming a maintenance task on the APPS Machine without de-energizing moving parts on the slip torque conveyor. The employee was exposed to entanglement and/or amputation hazards from spinning rollers. The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1229207, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on 10/04/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1025 West 20th St. Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54092
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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 344558291.
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