Inspection Reveals Mold in Post Office, Yields $63,500 Fine

Federal safety inspectors linked mold in an Iowa post office's vestibule to a leak dripping onto an electrical panel. Inspectors fined the U.S. Postal Service $63,500 after discovering the Moorhead post office exposed workers to slippery floors, electrical hazards and the potential for respiratory illness, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced this week. OSHA considered an electrical hazard involving a plug adapter a repeat violation because inspectors found the same issue at an Ellensburg, Washington, post office. Inspectors visited the Moorhead post office l...