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DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.

13498 E. 800TH STREET, HENNEPIN, IL, 61327
Operated by Vistra Corp · 1 of 26 establishments
221112Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
EIN 452737533

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OSHA inspections
9
over 34 years
Violations
22
$25,688 in penalties
Penalties
$25,688
$1,168 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $25,688 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 180 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
22
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$25,688
$1,168 avg / violation
55% serious45% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 9
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 9

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $25,688 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I21$2,250Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111$5,000Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$3,000Feb 2002Feb 2002
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0311$2,000Aug 1999Aug 1999
29 CFR 1910.0252 C04 I11$1,575Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$1,500Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1926.0058 N02 I11$1,350Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 I11$1,313Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,200Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0024 B11$1,000Feb 2002Feb 2002
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$895Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0303 F11$800Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0811$780Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0811$750Mar 2000Mar 2000
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$675Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1926.0058 F05 I11$500Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0146 E0111$450Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0211$450Mar 2002Mar 2002
29 CFR 1904.0002 A11$200Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0911Mar 2000Mar 2000

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2211 within IL. Peer group: 180 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.4
TRIR
1.5
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 116 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Oct 3, 2001FRACTURE,LADDER,LACERATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,CONCUSSION,LOST BALANCE11
Jul 17, 1999PLATFORM,INADEQUATE MAINT,GRATING,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,DROWNFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Vistra Corp, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Vistra Corp locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-029977Unfair labor practiceDec 2009May 2010ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — FIRSTENERGY CORP (across 26 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$75.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$526.2M
Awards (all-time)
805

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-10-21Referral11$1,313
2002-11-20Complaint0$0
2001-11-20Complaint2$900
2001-10-11Complaint2$4,000
2001-04-26Complaint0$0
1999-11-10Complaint74$6,500
1999-07-19Accident22$7,000
1999-06-30Complaint0$0
1992-06-09Complaint85$5,975

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. is one of 26 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Vistra Corp.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Vistra Corp across all 26 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Vistra Corp, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Vistra Corp, which operates 26 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $25,687.5 in total penalties.
How does DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. operates in the fossil fuel electric power generation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
Has DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, INC..