NORTH READING, MA —
OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in 76 MAIN STREET, NORTH READING, MA 01889 (NAICS 491110). OSHA activity number 348424235.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 76 MAIN STREET
- City
- NORTH READING
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01889
- Mailing
- 76 MAIN STREET, NORTH READING, MA 01889
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 450
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.178 O01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $70,938 · Current $70,938
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled: Location - Main building loading dock platform and SIPS loading dock platform. On or about 8/7/2025, the employer did not ensure that employees only handled safely arranged or stable loads when operating powered industrial trucks (PITs). While operating the sit-down type powered industrial trucks (PITs) carrying pallets and boxes of mail, employees push additional pallets that are not on the forks of the PIT, rendering this material being pushed unstable. U.S. Postal Service dba Middlesex Essex Processing and Distribution Center (MEPDC) was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1738562, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 23, 2025, with respect to a workplace located at 76 Main Street, North Reading, MA 01889.
Recent events (2)
- — C (R) $70938
- — Z (R) $70938
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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 348424235.
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