FRESNO, CA ·
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) in 4026 E JENSEN AVENUE, FRESNO, CA 93725 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 344622584.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 (USPS)
- Site address
- 4026 E JENSEN AVENUE
- City
- FRESNO
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 93725
- Mailing
- 3775 INDUSTRIAL BLVD., WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95799
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 491110
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1101 F02 I
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,482 · Current $5,937 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that a "competent person" conducts an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace. U.S. Postal Service (USPS): Employees were exposed to health hazards related to asbestos containing material (ACM) because a competent person did not perform an exposure assessment before the initiation of the operation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5937.4
- · Z (S) $8482
1926.1101 L02
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,482 · Current $5,937 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(2): Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal were not collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers. U.S. Postal Service: Employees were exposed to health hazards related to asbestos containing material (ACM) because the asbestos waste, scrap, and debris were not collected and disposed of in sealed, labelled, and impermeable containers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5937.4
- · Z (S) $8482
1926.1101 G01 III
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,482 · Current $5,937 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(iii): The employer did not perform a prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos in leak-tight containers. The U.S. Postal Service: Employees were exposed to health hazards related to asbestos containing material (ACM) because a prompt clean-up and disposal of wastes and debris contaminated with asbestos in leak-tight containers was not conducted.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5937.4
- · Z (S) $8482
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344622584.
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