MINNEAPOLIS, MN —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE- PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE- PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER in 100 SOUTH 1ST STREET, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 347767287.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 100 SOUTH 1ST STREET
- City
- MINNEAPOLIS
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55401
- Mailing
- 100 SOUTH 1ST STREET, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401
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
- 788
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.29 B13 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $10,775 · Current $5,388 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(13)(i): The guardrail system opening used around holes that serve as points of access (such as ladderways), did not have a self-closing gate that slides or swings away from the hole, and was equipped with a top rail and midrail or equivalent intermediate member that met the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section: (a) Floor 2 catwalk by the DPRC machines; On or about September 11, 2024, and dates prior, the employer failed to provide a self-closing gate at the fixed ladder access point to the catwalk.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5387.5
- — Z (S) $10775
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Nov 27, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $15,082 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) Floor 2; On or about September 8, 2024, the specific energy control procedure for the DPRC machine no. 2 was not utilized prior to performing service or maintenance activities on the upper call drum drive chain which resulted in the amputation of an employee's left index fingertip.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $15082
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $7,541
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: (a) Floor 2; On or about September 8, 2024, and dates prior, the employer did not conduct periodic inspections of the DPRC machine no. 2 energy control procedure at least annually to ensure the procedure was accurate, employees were knowledgeable on the procedure, and the requirements of this standard were being followed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7541
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 III B
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(B) Additional retraining was not provided whenever a periodic inspection under 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6) revealed that there were deviations from or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures: (a) Floor 2; On or about September 8, 2024, energy control application steps such as, machine shutdown [(d)(2)], machine isolation [(d)(3)], and lockout/tagout device application [(d)(4)] were not in place prior to performing service or maintenance activities on the upper call drum drive chain which resulted in the amputation of an employee's left index fingertip.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347767287.
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