FEDERAL WAY, WA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SEATTLE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SEATTLE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER in 34301 9TH AVE. S, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98063 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 347253049.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 34301 9TH AVE. S
- City
- FEDERAL WAY
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98063
- Mailing
- 34301 9TH AVE. S, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98063
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 550
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.176 C
- Issued
- May 28, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $63,382 · Current $41,198 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(c): Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. A) In the hazardous materials staging area and the rewrap area the employer stored packages that contained incompatible hazardous materials/chemicals. Such materials/chemicals included flammables, oxidizers, corrosives, containers under pressure, and biohazards. Some packages were intact, while others were damaged and leaking their contents. Storing such materials together could result in fire or explosion, resulting in employee injuries such as burns, smoke inhalation, contusions, and concussions. The U.S. Postal Service - Seattle Network Distribution Center was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.176(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1595724, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 15, 2022, with respect to the same workplace located at 34301 9th Ave. S, Federal Way, Washington 98003.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $41198.3
- — Z (R) $63382
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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 347253049.
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