Establishment profile
EL PASO ELECTRIC
NEWMAN POWER PLANT, EL PASO, TX, 79934
Operated by El Paso Electric Company · 1 of 17 establishments
221122 — Electric Power Distribution
EIN 740607870
Summary
EL PASO ELECTRIC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $20,300 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 314 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EL PASO ELECTRIC 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, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2211 within TX. Peer group: 314 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 33 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
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- 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 EL PASO ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 EL PASO ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EL PASO ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for El Paso Electric Company, not this location alone
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 El Paso Electric Company locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for EL PASO ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EL PASO ELECTRIC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for EL PASO ELECTRIC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-01 | Complaint | 2 | — | $2,000 | |
| 2011-12-29 | Complaint | 6 | 2 | $18,300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
EL PASO ELECTRIC is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization El Paso Electric Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of El Paso Electric Company across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All El Paso Electric Company locationsParent rollup
- Electric Power DistributionAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Electric Power Distribution in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EL PASO ELECTRIC 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 El Paso Electric Company, which operates 17 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.
Frequently asked
- What is EL PASO ELECTRIC's OSHA violation history?
- EL PASO ELECTRIC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $20,300 in total penalties.
- How does EL PASO ELECTRIC's safety record compare to its industry?
- EL PASO ELECTRIC operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. EL PASO ELECTRIC's self-reported DART rate is 3.01 compared to an industry average of 1.2.