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Inspection outcome
Opened: July 10, 2018 · Closed: July 17, 2023
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Health inspection · Type M · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations2
Serious+1
Initial penalty$149,664
Current penalty$0
Accidents0
Duration1833d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On July 10, 2018, OSHA opened U.s. Postal Service - Woodland Hills’s inspection #343288858 at WOODLAND HILLS, California. The case was administratively closed on July 17, 2023, 1833 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 2 violations totaling $0 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $149,664. Of those, 1 was classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
2violations total
Repeat2100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

2citations issued
$0current penalty
↓ $149,664total reduction
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeatgravity 10
Citation #01001
5A0001General Duty Clause or unstructured citation
Initial$129,336
Current$0reduced by $129,336
Repeat
Citation #01002
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$20,328
Current$0reduced by $20,328

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 343288858 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Type M — See our glossary for the full list of inspection trigger types.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 343288858 directly: