DENVER, CO —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 3355 HUDSON ST, DENVER, CO 80207 (NAICS 492110). OSHA activity number 345475362.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 3355 HUDSON ST
- City
- DENVER
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80207
- Mailing
- 3355 HUDSON ST, DENVER, CO 80207
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 492110
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.165 B04
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $10,728 · Current $10,728
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(4):The employer shall explain to each employee the preferred means of reporting emergencies, such as manual pull box alarms, public address systems, radio or telephones. The employer shall post emergency telephone numbers near telephones, or employee notice boards, and other conspicuous locations when telephones serve as a means of reporting emergencies. Where a communication system also serves as the employee alarm system, all emergency messages shall have priority over all non-emergency messages: (a) U.S. Postal Service located at 3355 Hudson St. Denver, CO 80207: On 8/13/2021 and times prior, the employer failed to ensure that each employee was trained on the preferred means of reporting emergencies. Five employees were unaware that an air horn was the preferred method to report or respond to a fire in the facility. Employees are exposed to burn and smoke inhalation hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $10728
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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 345475362.
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