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OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 48 KY-259, HARNED, KY 40144 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 346419757.

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Establishment
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Site address
48 KY-259
City
HARNED
State
KY
ZIP
40144
Mailing
4500 ANNSHIRE AVE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40213
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
491110
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 A03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Penalty
Initial $13,394 · Current $10,000 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.22(a)(3): 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.  a) On or about 12-5-2022 and times thereafter, an employee using the General Purpose Mail Container (GPMC) to transport mail around the work floor in the Harned Post Office was laying the netting on the floor while unloading mail exposing the workers to a tripping hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — J (S) $10000
  • — C (S) $13394
  • — Z (S) $13394

1910.305 G01 IV A

Deleted Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Penalty
Initial $44,645 · Current $0 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)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT AND CONDITION(S))(STATE HAZARD(S) TO EMPLOYEE(S))  a) On or about 1-5-2023, the portable mail cabinet employees use in the Harned Post Office had an energized flexible extension cord powering the lighting exposing workers to an electrical hazard.  The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1413233, citation number 1, item number -a and was affirmed as a final order on 10-9-2019, with respect to a workplace located at 13758 US HWY 8, Tripoli, WI 54564.  The U.S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1581592, citation number 1, item number -a and was affirmed as a final order on 04-18-2022, with respect to a workplace located at 24760 South Main Street, Carson, CA 90745.
Recent events (3)
  • — J (R) $0
  • — C (R) $44645
  • — Z (R) $44645

1910.305 G01 IV B

Serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 4, 2023
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $8,000
29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used where run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors;  a) On or about 1-5-2023, the portable mail cabinet employees use in the Harned Post Office had an energized flexible extension cord powering the lighting  that ran form a hole cut into the ceiling to the lighting creating an electrical/fire hazard.
Recent events (3)
  • — J (S) $8000
  • — C (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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