Transportation & Warehousing · Springfield, MO
Usps
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Usps has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 2
- OSHA inspections
- $1,624
- Back wages owed
Usps in Springfield, MO has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Usps 2 times across a longer 8-year span, an infrequent cadence. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this sits roughly in line with peers (1.1x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $1,624 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Standard Distribution CO. in Modesto, CA is another transportation & warehousing employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $1,625 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $1,624
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 2 OSHA inspections (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $2K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($2K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Transportation & Warehousing employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Usps.
Usps in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Usps ranks #3,300 among 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers with WHD recoveries ($1,624). Usps carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,300 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($1,624).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $1,624 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Usps Compares
2 OSHA inspections on record for Usps in Springfield, MO, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Transportation & Warehousing sector average of 3.2 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Usps to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2016-06-30
Last Inspection
2024-05-06
Inspection Span
8 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,295
What this shows 2 inspections over 8 years, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Transportation & Warehousing average of $3,295.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Usps owed $1,624 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing
How Usps compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Usps | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 1.9 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.2 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,129 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,295 |
Nationwide Transportation & Warehousing peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Usps, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (2 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Transportation & Warehousing
Showing 5 of 9913 other employers tracked in this sector.
What to do with this record
Use Usps's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Usps against Royal3, Inc., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Usps's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
- Usps also carries $1,624 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data Sources & Methodology ▼
Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.