U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
1535 PLATT SPRINGS RD., WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169
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Inspection records
Oct 24, 2013#339427825Oct 24, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#339427825$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #339427825
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 24, 2013
- Closed
- Jan 22, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 530
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Road, West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 15, 2011#308330323Dec 15, 2011Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#308330323$2001 viol.1 violation$200 in penalties
Inspection #308330323
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 15, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 2011
- Closed
- Mar 29, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 583
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $200
- Penalties on Record
- $200
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Rd., West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 1 | 583 | $200 | $200 | Feb 24, 2012 | - | - |
Sep 15, 2009#308328418Sep 15, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#308328418$3,0004 viol.4 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #308328418
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 11, 2010
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 618
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Rd., West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 1 | 106 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 14, 2010 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 1 | 106 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 14, 2010 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 2 | 106 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 14, 2010 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1904.4 Recording Criteria OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 1 | 106 | $1,000 | $0 | Apr 14, 2010 | - | - |
Nov 2, 2007#308326636Nov 2, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308326636$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308326636
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 2, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 2, 2007
- Closed
- Dec 31, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 650
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Rd., West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 13, 2006#308325588Sep 13, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#308325588$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #308325588
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 13, 2006
- Closed
- Oct 27, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 670
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Rd., West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 1 | 36 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 2006 | - | - |
Jun 23, 2005#301117438Jun 23, 2005Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#301117438$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301117438
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 2005
- Closed
- Jun 24, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Rd., West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
May 24, 2005#301117370May 24, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301117370$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #301117370
Dates
- Opened
- May 24, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- May 24, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 12, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 2001 Dixiana Rd., West Columbia, SC 29172
- Industry
- 491110
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 B | Other | 3 | 6 | $750 | $750 | Jul 1, 2005 | - | - |
Sep 25, 1998#18118687Sep 25, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#18118687$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18118687
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 25, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 1998
- Closed
- Oct 16, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 101
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1535 Platt Springs Rd., West Columbia, SC 29169
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
18 inspections, 1998 to 2024. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.