VANCOUVER, WA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 2700 CAPLES AVENUE, VANCOUVER, WA 98661 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 348186297.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- Site address
- 2700 CAPLES AVENUE
- City
- VANCOUVER
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98661
- Mailing
- 34301 9TH AVE. S. SUITE 308, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 491110
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1001 J07 IV
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 8, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $85,122 · Current $42,561 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide at least once a year to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains ACM or PACM, an asbestos awareness training course, which contained locations of ACM and PACM in the building/facility, recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration, and proper response to fiber release episodes: (a) U.S. Postal Service Facility, located at 2700 Caples Avenue, Vancouver, WA. 98661, on or about April 15, 2025, and at times prior thereto, employees performing housekeeping activities in areas where floor tiles were known to contain Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) or Potentially Asbestos Containing Material (PACM), were exposed to health hazards associated with asbestos. Employees were exposed to these hazards because the employer failed to provide an asbestos awareness training course at least annually. The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1629204, citation number 2, item number 2a, and was affirmed as a final order on 02-19-2024, with respect to a workplace located at 317 S 7th St, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1537592, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on 09-14-2022, with respect to a workplace located at 3775 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento CA 95799.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $42561
- — C (R) $85122
- — Z (R) $85122
1910.1001 K04
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 8, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $34,049 · Current $3,000 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(k)(4): The employer did not ensure that HEPA-filtered vacuuming equipment was used and emptied in a manner which minimizes the reentry of asbestos into the workplace: (a) U.S. Postal Service Facility, located at 2700 Caples Avenue, Vancouver, WA. 98661, on or about April 15, 2025 and at times prior thereto, employees performing housekeeping activities with Super Coach Pro-6 HEPA vacuum cleaners, which were found to have asbestos in the waste collection cartridges, were exposed to hazards associated with asbestos because the employer failed to ensure that the HEPA vacuum cleaners were used and emptied in a manner which minimizes reentry of asbestos into the workplace. The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1573860, citation number 1, item number 3b, and was affirmed as a final order on 11-09-2023, with respect to a workplace located at 1675 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94615.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $3000
- — C (R) $34049
- — Z (R) $34049
1910.1001 K06
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $34,049 · Current $3,000 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1001(k)(6): The employer did not ensure that waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and clothing contaminated with asbestos consigned for disposal, were collected and disposed of in sealed impermeable bags, or other closed, impermeable containers. (a) U.S. Postal Service Facility, located at 2700 Caples Avenue, Vancouver, WA. 98661, on or about 7/10/2025 and at times prior thereto, employees performing housekeeping activities in areas with, visibly worn and not fully sealed, floor tiles known to contain Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) or Potentially Asbestos Containing Material (PACM) were exposed to health hazards associated with asbestos. Employees were exposed to these hazards because the employer failed to ensure that the asbestos contaminated waste collected in vacuum bags was disposed of in sealed impermeable bags, or other closed, impermeable containers. The U. S. Postal Service was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1573860, citation number 1, item number 3c, and was affirmed as a final order on 11-09-2023, with respect to a workplace located at 1675 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94615
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $3000
- — C (R) $34049
- — Z (R) $34049
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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 348186297.
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