U.S. Postal Service Worker Caught On Camera Throwing Package Over Fence (VIDEO)

Just one month after a FedEx worker tossed a computer monitor over a customer's fence, breaking it and igniting a firestorm of negative publicity for the private delivery service, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier has been caught on camera doing the exact same thing.

California resident Michael Oreb, whose package contained an antique 1938 German Black Forest cuckoo clock, told NBC Los Angeles that he had been eagerly awaiting the shipment, tracking it online throughout its journey.

"I looked and he pulled up, threw it (the box) over the fence and then got in the van and drove off, Oreb told the station.

Oreb said the post office was responsive to his complaint and immediately sent a representative to his North Hollywood home to investigate the matter.

The Postal Service also responded by issuing an official statement to NBC Los Angeles, according to The Consumerist:

The U.S. Postal Service was dismayed to see the video of one of our employee throwing a parcel over a fence. That does not represent the kind of service we strive to provide our customers.

The bad PR is probably the last thing that the Postal Service needs. The agency is facing bankruptcy and will make cuts to first-class mail service in the spring. The estimated $3 billion in cuts will provide short-term relief but may push more businesses to use the internet.

Though the incident severely damaged Oreb's clock, which will likely require expensive repairs, he told NBC he doesn't want to see the mail carrier fired, only reprimanded.

"I will take it in and find me a repairman who works on antique clocks and have them repair it and I'll send them the bill," Oreb said in the interview.

See the original report at NBCLosAngeles.com

Comments

[Roondog]

10:59 PM on 06/02/2012

One of my political mantras if that Myth Romney does not deliver...would not ever qualify for a job with the USPS....however, if this video were a marker for the bottom line...maybe even Romney could get a job. Over the fence....crash, boom....dead on arrival

[LiberalsRCrazy]

09:33 AM on 05/17/2012

The USPS is going to retrain the worker? Its kind of hard to retrain common sense. This job is not for him and should be fired.

[chickeadoodle]

09:09 PM on 02/10/2012

The guy said he had been tracking the package, so he knew it was being delivered. He also said he saw the carrier drive up, which means he was home. Why didn't he have the gate unlocked? The carrier should have just left a notice and let the customer pick the package up at the post office.

[Joe H Woods Menefee]

01:48 AM on 02/10/2012

He gets paid to well to do this, this is just laziness!

[VedderMan123]

10:06 PM on 02/09/2012

Something with that kind of value should have been sent insured or at least with a signature confirmation so it can be hand delivered (and not thrown lol!). Plus I'm sure it should have been packed better...

[Lon Stucky]

02:48 AM on 01/26/2012

"Re-trained?" You are kidding me. If someone needs trained to understand that throwing something might damage it, then they should be fired and let someone else who has some common sense have a job.

[Pete Wood]

03:40 PM on 01/25/2012

If u look the person delivering does not have a uniform on...Either a manager or non-career employee. Still no excuse for the behavior

[Melinda Fowler]

03:23 PM on 02/09/2012

only city carriers and inside postal workers wear uniforms. Rural carriers dont wear uniforms.

[Pete Wood]

06:03 PM on 02/09/2012

doesn't look like a rural situation

[Roondog]

11:01 PM on 06/02/2012

I work for the USPS, you were right on your first guess. management would not drive their own vehicle.

[2066]

07:46 PM on 01/24/2012

usps in new orleans, LA don't want to do any work i sent 6 packages out on jan 17 today jan 24 still did not recieve yet

[Roondog]

11:05 PM on 06/02/2012

Once you finally discover where these packages spent their time missing, no matter how exotic...you will not be charged any extra for the exotic interlude.

[manapua512k]

07:21 AM on 01/23/2012

It’s a darn shame that the USPS, in dire straits have in employment folks like this. Have always respected and relied upon them to deliver timely material and would hate to see them gone for good. They’re time tradition, iconic, but most importantly best method of shipment economically.

[Guncache]

10:41 PM on 01/22/2012

I worked for the Canadian postal system for 10years. I had a delivery van and delivered mail and parcels. I treated all packages like they were my own. It is not a tough job, so just do it and earn your pay cheque (check). Because of the care I took I was remembered very nicely at Christmas time.

[ProgressivesWin]

08:55 PM on 01/22/2012

In the spirit of the Rethuglycant election cycle, the US is experiencing a dumbasspandemic...

[kacklelackle]

09:24 AM on 01/25/2012

Funny- seeing he's a shining example of the left's ideals. Workers with great benefits and pay, who don't take the time to do their job at even the minimal standards. Even if he were fired(which is highly unlikely) he'll probably draw a gov't penion for his entire life.

[ProgressivesWin]

04:10 PM on 01/25/2012

Out of work yourself, aren't you. Go post on redstateorpolitico where the tenor of intelligence sinks to the level of teafartyism.

[sweethinga1]

08:36 PM on 01/22/2012

I think he should be photographed and his photo up on the board in the post office like a wanted poster. WANTED POSTY MR. ******* IS A BAD BOY.
HERE HE IS SO WATCH OUT FOR
YOUR MAIL.
Then take him out of the truck and make him walk a route.

[trron9]

05:32 PM on 01/22/2012

No excuse justifies what this Postal Worker did, when over worked and hard pressed to meet deadlines people look for short cuts, this should not be at the expense of others! I don't know what a fitting punishment should be for this individual? There's a lot to be considered as we each make mistakes in life! I personally think he should be reprimanded and retrained, not fired! Should it happen again he'd be unemployed!

[kacklelackle]

09:25 AM on 01/25/2012

Fitting punishment is termination. He's clearly too stupid or too lazy for his job. You can't train eitheir of those out of his personality.

[stella8]

05:17 PM on 01/22/2012

I recently made a move cross country. I sold most of my belongings and shipped my beloved books via USPS. I had used them before when I shipped some books to Seattle with no problem. This time I was shipping them to Florida. There were 15 boxes in total. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM was damaged !!! I've lost over $1500 in books. I filed a claim and had them search their lost and found in Atlanta. Some that I lost were notebooks from grad school that would only be of use to me. Many of my DVDs didn't make it. Strange, some of my single DVDs arrived mangled, at best, yet my boxed sets of Star Trek TNG got "lost." Whichever postal employee is watching them, just remember karma's a b*$#*. To quote my beloved father, "The USPS is about as useless as teats on a boar."

[luckylynd]

04:52 PM on 01/22/2012

Every box I've gotten in the past few months has been squished or mangled to some extent, that includes both USPS and UPS. One of the boxes that I shipped was about an inch shorter than it started out as, fortunately I had double boxed the breakable items and made it ALMOST post office proof. The inside box was slightly dented but at least they arrived in one piece. Unfortunately you have people that are only interested in payday and don't care about the rest of the job.