APWU Web News Article
May 11, 2010
Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of “willful” safety violations [PDF] in Bedford Park, IL on May 5. The latest citations bring the Postal Service’s total fines for these violations to nearly $1 million.
The Postal Service willfully exposed employees to hazards associated with live electrical parts, OSHA said. Postal workers were found working on live machinery with more than 480 volts of electricity without being provided nonconductive head protection, voltage-rated gloves, flame resistant clothing, or face shields to prevent injury from electric arcs. In addition, employees were not properly trained to work on machines.
OSHA issued the Postal Service $210,000 in fines for knowingly exposing employees to the risk of electric shock. The most recent citations follow OSHA fines of more than $500,000 dollars in Providence, RI and more than $200,000 in Denver, CO for similar electrical safety violations.
I need to make corrections to the comment I just left on this site. I work for the post office in Huntsville AL OSHA investigated my complaint of abuse and found that employees complained of harassment, intimadation, and violation of social distancing. Management at my station forced me to take a bogus fit for duty exam and would not allow me to drive my own vehicle when I started investigating my falsified clock rings I was requesting information. And no one yet has made them accountable for their criminal act. wow
I work in Huntsville Alabama OSHA investigated my complaint of abuse and found by talking to other employees that they also complained of harassment, bulleying,and violation of social distancing. they also used intimadation and deception to make me take a bogus fit for duty exam when I found out management falsified my clock rings and then I started requesting information and would not allow me to drive my own car and have yet to be held accountable from the criminal act. wow