OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations at Cincinnati BMC
September 1, 2010
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the Postal Service $210,000 for willfully exposing employees to electrical safety hazards at the Cincinnati Bulk Mail Center (BMC).
OSHA issued the USPS three citiations after inspectors found that the Postal Service failed to provide employees working on electrically energized equipment with adequate training and protective equipment, exposing them to the risk of electric shock.
The latest citations in Ohio bring the Postal Service’s total OSHA fines to more than $4.6 million.
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OSHA Citations of USPS |
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Site |
Date |
Amount |
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Des Moines, IA |
1/27/2010 |
$97,500 |
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Providence, RI |
4/29/2010 |
$558,000 |
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Bedford Park, IL |
5/5/2010 |
$210,000 |
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Denver, CO |
5/10/2010 |
$217,000 |
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Anaheim, CA |
5/24/2010 |
$11,050 |
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Bell, CA |
5/24/2010 |
$18,425 |
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Las Vegas, NV |
5/24/2010 |
$10,625 |
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Philadelphia, BMC |
6/3/2010 |
$210,000 |
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Philadelphia, PA P&DC |
6/4/2010 |
$217,000 |
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Pittsburgh, PA P&DC |
6/8/2010 |
$300,000 |
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Baton Rouge, LA P&DC |
6/14/2010 |
$97,500 |
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Portland, OR P&DC |
6/16/2010 |
$77,000 |
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Southern ME P&DC |
6/25/2010 |
$430,000 |
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Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC |
6/29/2010 |
$210,000 |
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Southern MD P&DC |
7/1/2010 |
$272,000 |
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White River Junction, VT P&DC |
7/29/2010 |
$420,000 |
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Boston, MA |
7/26/2010 |
$357,000 |
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Dayton, OH P&DC |
8/18/2010 |
$225,000 |
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Portsmouth, NH P&DC |
8/20/2010 |
$350,000 |
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Kansas City, KS BMC |
8/27/2010 |
$191,000 |
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Cincinnati, OH BMC |
9/1/2010 |
$210,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$4,689,100 |