PONCE, PR —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in CALLE ATOCHA #92 OLD USPS ATOCHA STATION, PONCE, PR 00731 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 345692438.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CALLE ATOCHA #92 OLD USPS ATOCHA STATION
- City
- PONCE
- State
- PR
- ZIP
- 00731
- Mailing
- FD ROOSEVELT AVE., SAN JUAN, PR 00936
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 491110
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 A03 I
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,431 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(a)(3)(i): The employer did not utilize procedures for affixing appropriate lockout devices or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected energization, start up or release of stored energy in order to prevent injury to employees. On or about 1 Dec 2021, at U.S. Postal Service Ponce Atocha location, Ponce, Puerto Rico. An employee engaged in a debris clean-up operation was exposed to 2nd degree electrical burns while removing high vegetation of the surroundings of an electrical power sub-station not secured or blocked. US Postal Service failed to identify the energy source and failed to lockout all disconnect sources. NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $12431
- — Z (S) $12431
1910.147 F02 I
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,431 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures: On or about 1 Dec 2021, at U.S. Postal Service Ponce Atocha location, Ponce, Puerto Rico. An employee engaged in a debris clean-up operation was exposed to 2nd degree electrical burns while removing high vegetation of the surroundings of an electrical power sub-station that was not secured or blocked from releasing energy sources. U.S. Postal Service failed to inform WSP USA that the electrical power station was not blocked nor de-energized. NOTE: Certification of abatement is not required for this citation item as abatement was documented by the compliance safety and health officer during the inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $12431
- — Z (S) $12431
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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 345692438.
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