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OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 76 MAIN STREET, NORTH READING, MA 01889 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 346500325.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
76 MAIN STREET
City
NORTH READING
State
MA
ZIP
01889
Mailing
76 MAIN STREET, NORTH READING, MA 01889
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
491110
Employees
477
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.178 O01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 6, 2023
Abate by
Jul 25, 2023
Penalty
Initial $11,162 · Current $7,500 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:  (a) Location - Middlesex Essex Processing and Distribution Center (MEPDC):  On or about 2/15/2023, an employee was operating a forklift with an unstable load of stacked cardboard boxes when it subsequently fell onto a bystander causing crush injuries.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $7500
  • — C (S) $11162
  • — Z (S) $11162

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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 346500325.

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