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KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO

2300 RICHMOND RD, LEXINGTON, KY, 40502
EIN 610485002

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OSHA inspections
2
over 36 years
Violations
3
$2,600 in penalties
Penalties
$2,600
$867 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $2,600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 71st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27,010 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
3
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$2,600
$867 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $2,600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 2001.5030111$1,625Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 1910.0027 C0411$975Aug 2001Aug 2001
29 CFR 2018.0010111Apr 1990Apr 1990

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

71st

Above average violations. Peer group: 27,010 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
77th
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
0.7
vs industry
TRIR
1.4
vs industry

Reported for 142 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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
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 KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in KY — for KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
4
Representation (union)
3

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 KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO 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.). 7 cases · 4 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-290384Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-290345Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022May 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-289688Unfair labor practiceJan 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-289687Unfair labor practiceJan 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-UC-000496UCOct 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-RD-002163Representation electionJan 2008Jan 2008ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-UC-000475UCAug 2002Oct 2002ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

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 KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
7
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
2300 RICHMOND ROAD · LEXINGTON, KY, 40502
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified70May 2026View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1617124
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$4.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$16.2M
Awards
58
Top agency
Department of Justice
$13.4M
Company-wide — AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. (across 24 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$877.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.6B
Awards (all-time)
438

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Justice$13.4M
Department of Veterans Affairs$2.7M
General Services Administration$97K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 221310 - WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. Last action: 2025-12-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2001-06-28Planned21$2,600
1990-02-08Complaint1$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.

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Frequently asked

What is KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO's OSHA violation history?
KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $2,600 in total penalties.