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OSHA Cites U.S. Postal Service in Greenville, S.C. for Falls and other Hazards

Oct. 7, 2015
The citations issued to the Greenville facility include willful and serious violations with fines of nearly $80,000.

OSHA has issued nearly $80,000 in fines to the U.S. Postal Service in Greenville, S.C., for violations of occupational safety and health laws. The citations include one willful and two serious safety citations.

The willful citation was issued for exposing employees to struck-by hazards by blocking and restricting traffic flow in aisles that are shared by powered industrial trucks and pedestrians. The serious violations include allowing employees to operate a forklift without using seat belts and exposing workers to falls from heights up to 8 feet.

“Exposing employees to being hit by vehicular traffic while working in warehouses and distribution centers is never acceptable,” said Darlene Fossum, director of OSHA’s Columbia Area Office. “Management must ensure safety is the top priority when expanding, modifying and consolidating working environments.”

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Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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