GREAT BEND, KS —
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 2100 16TH ST., GREAT BEND, KS 67530 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 345957500.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 2100 16TH ST.
- City
- GREAT BEND
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67530
- Mailing
- 2100 16TH ST., GREAT BEND, KS 67530
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
- 491110
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,431 · Current $6,216 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): In the Main Facility, employee(s) were exposed to health hazards in that the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present or are likely to be present which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment whereby hazardous and corrosive chemicals were present in the workplace and used by employees for daily cleaning duties.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6215.5
- — Z (S) $12431
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,431 · Current $6,216 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in mail service production activities were exposed to health hazards in that the employer did not have an eye wash station present in the workplace where corrosive chemicals were present and being used daily by employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6215.5
- — Z (S) $12431
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $6,215 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in mail service production activities were exposed to electrical shock and fire hazards in that the circuit breaker panel labeling at the breaker panel in the center of the facility was outdated and not marked with current labeling.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6215
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,431 · Current $6,216 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet. In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in mail service production activities were exposed to health hazards in that the chemical inventory list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace was not updated as one corrosive chemical and one toxic chemical were found in the workplace but not on the chemical inventory list.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6215.5
- — Z (S) $12431
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,287 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): In the Main Facility, employee(s) engaged in mail service production activities were exposed to health hazards in that the employer did not provide a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for Portion Pac 201N corrosive floor cleaner or for Raid Ant & Roach insect killer which was present and employee's did not know where to find them in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8287
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,431 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: In the Main Facility, employee(s) were exposed to health hazards in that the employer did not provide information and training on the hazardous chemicals in the workplace whereby a toxic chemical and a corrosive chemical were found in the workplace not present on the chemical inventory list.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12431
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,072 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.4(a):The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury, or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent. At the Main Facility, the employer did not record a workplace injury or illness on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2022 whereby an employee was in a traffic accident on May 11, 2022 on a rural mail carrier route during normal duty hours and was transported via emergency medical services to the nearest hospital.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $2072
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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 345957500.
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