OSHA finds safety violations at post office

The U.S. Postal Service faces fines of more than $500,000 after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration discovered safety violations at the mail-processing facility at 24 Corliss St.

“The Postal Service ignored long-established safety standards and knowingly put its workers in harm’s way,” OSHA assistant secretary of labor Dr. David Michaels said. It “exposed workers at the Providence facility to the serious and potentially fatal hazards of shock, electrocution and arc-flash.”

The fines for the eight violations could total $558,000.
The probe was sparked by employee complaints.