PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: USPS PHILADELPHIA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of USPS PHILADELPHIA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER in 7500 LINDBERGH BLVD., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 346925191.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- USPS PHILADELPHIA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER
- Site address
- 7500 LINDBERGH BLVD.
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19176
- Mailing
- 76TH STREET AND LINDBERGH BLVD., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 1200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees engaged in loading/unloading of mail utilizing electric pallet jacks such as Toyota, Model 8HBE40 to and from the dock and inside of the trailer while motor vehicles connected to the trailers maneuvered in forward gear were exposed to crushing, struck by and falls hazards from the dock measuring approximately 4 feet 1 inches to the ground.: a) Jobsite: 7500 Lindbergh Blvd. Philadelphia, PA - Loading docks: On or about August 21, 2023, The employer did not have an effective system to notify truck drivers when they can pull away from the loading dock once the employees loading/unloading mail from an over-the-road tractor/trailer have ceased, exposing employees to crushing, struck-by and falls from the loading dock to the ground when the motor vehicle connected to the trailer pulls away from the loading dock while the employee on the electric pallet jack is inside the trailer or in the process of moving from the trailer to dock.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
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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 346925191.
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