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OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 213 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 29926 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 346350945.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Site address
213 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY
City
HILTON HEAD ISLAND
State
SC
ZIP
29926
Mailing
213 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 29926
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
491110
Employees
30
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.303 B02

Other-than-serious Gravity 1 2 instances 30 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Abate by
May 25, 2023
Penalty
Initial $7,366 · Current $737 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) In the scanner charging area on the workroom floor, on or about November 15, 2022, relocatable power taps (power strips) were not used in accordance with UL instructions in that the power strips were daisy chained together to provide power for the scanner chargers.  b) At the mail sorting case near the scanner charging area, on or about November 15, 2022, a metal receptacle box that was designed to be mounted in a permanent electrical installation was installed as a pendant box on the end of a flexible cord that was dropped from the ceiling.  The pendant receptacle box was used to provide power to the sorting case lighting.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $737
  • — Z (S) $7366

1910.305 B01 II

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Abate by
May 25, 2023
Penalty
Initial $7,366 · Current $7,366
29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a) In the workroom, on the wall near the west-side employee entrance to the customer service desk, on or about November 15, 2022, employees were exposed to two unused openings for toggle switches in the seven-gang wall plate cover on the electrical box that contained light switches.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7366
  • — Z (S) $7366

1910.305 B01 III E

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Abate by
May 25, 2023
Penalty
Initial $7,366 · Current $7,366
29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(iii)(E): The cable sheath did not extend into the enclosure at least 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) beyond the fitting:  a) In the workroom, on the wall behind the west-side employee entranceway to the customer service counter, on or about November 15, 2022, the outer sheathing on the armored electrical cable did not extend into the pendant style junction box.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7366
  • — Z (S) $7366

1910.305 G01 IV A

Other-than-serious Gravity 1 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Abate by
May 25, 2023
Penalty
Initial $7,366 · Current $736 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) In the workroom behind cases 23, 24, and 26, on or November 15, 2022, multiple extension cords that were connected together between a pendant receptacle box near sorting case 26 and a light fixture at sorting case 23 were used as a substitute for fixed wiring of the building.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $736
  • — Z (S) $7366

1910.334 A02 II

Other-than-serious 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Abate by
May 25, 2023
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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