U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
100 SOUTH FIRST STREET, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401
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Inspection records
Nov 26, 2018#343625950Nov 26, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343625950$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343625950
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 26, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 26, 2018
- Closed
- Jan 4, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,028
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 S. First St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Industry
- 491110
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee trips and fractures arm after falling into elevator
Jun 16, 2008#307045229Jun 16, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307045229$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307045229
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 16, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 16, 2008
- Closed
- Jun 16, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,470
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 S. First St., Minneapolis, MN 55401
- 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.
Oct 30, 2003#301537320Oct 30, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#301537320$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301537320
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 12, 2003
- Closed
- Nov 12, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 7550 22nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55450
- 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.
Jul 15, 1997#122212236Jul 15, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#122212236$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #122212236
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 1997
- Closed
- Oct 15, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01 | Other | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | Oct 16, 1997 | - | - |
Dec 4, 1995#103516324Dec 4, 1995Unprogrammed Other (J) · Partial scope, Health#103516324$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103516324
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 4, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 1996
- Closed
- Mar 25, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 18, 1995#103516316Oct 18, 1995Unprogrammed Other (J) · Partial scope, Safety#103516316$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103516316
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 18, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 1995
- Closed
- Oct 31, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Nov 18, 1994#103516258Nov 18, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103516258$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103516258
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 18, 1994
- Closed
- Nov 18, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- 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.
Jul 15, 1994#102620150Jul 15, 1994Unprogrammed Other (J) · Partial scope, Safety#102620150$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102620150
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 1994
- Closed
- Aug 23, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
May 27, 1994#102620184May 27, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#102620184$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #102620184
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 1994
- Closed
- Jun 29, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 K01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 17, 1994 | - | - |
Dec 8, 1993#102620333Dec 8, 1993Unprogrammed Other (J) · Partial scope, Safety#102620333$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #102620333
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 8, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 1993
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 100 South First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
44 inspections, 1986 to 2018. 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.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.