May 25, 2026 Washington ― Federal workplace safety officials found multiple violations and issued a fine of about $26,500 to a U.S. Postal Service facility in Allen Park this month after a 36-year-old Trenton man and Air Force veteran died of asphyxiation inside a mail-handling machine there in November. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration … Read more
Featuring: This Issue Is All About Safety: Fact Sheet: What You Can Do About Unsafe Conditions – PS Form 1767 and You Keeping Postal Facilities Safe With a Checklist APWU Safety Survey – Make Your Voice Heard OSHA And Your Contract The American Postal Worker – May/June 2026: Source: APWU Related: USPS: Spot a hazard? … Read more
By Louise Esola – April 20, 2026 The U.S. Postal Service failed to overturn Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations alleging asbestos-related safety violations at its Kenton Station facility in Portland, Oregon, with an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission judge affirming four violations and assessing $22,460 in penalties. In the decision, issued March 16 … Read more
January 22, 2026 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all Postal Service™ installation and establishment heads to complete and post the OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, for calendar year (CY) 2025, in accordance with 29 CFR 1904, and the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), part 821, Actions in the Event of … Read more
January 12, 2026 “It is the responsibility of management to provide safe working conditions and to develop a safe working force.” That is the first line of Article 14, Safety and Health, in our collective bargaining agreement. Unfortunately, recently, we have all been reminded how dangerous working at the U.S. Postal Service can be. In early … Read more
“Why was the machine not stopped? Why was someone not looking for him? He did not sign out. Why was his card signed out?” Dingell said. “There are very serious issues that people need to be held accountable for. We need to get the facts,” Dingell said.
We are calling on postal management to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of Acker’s death and to cooperate fully with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Detroit District Area Local, and the national APWU to ensure such a tragedy never occurs again.
The Postal Service is reminding employees to always practice safety when operating mail processing and other equipment.
