Establishment profile
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
970 HWY 127 N., WHEATLEY, KY, 40359
Operated by PPL Corporation · 1 of 65 establishments
335311 — Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing
EIN 610247570
Summary
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $4,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 29th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY 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
Below average violations in NAICS 3353 within KY. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.
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 22 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 KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 UTILITIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in KY — for PPL Corporation, 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 PPL Corporation locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $4,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY is one of 65 establishments rolled up under the parent organization PPL Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of PPL Corporation across all 65 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing within KY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATIONVERSAILLES — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANYCENTRAL CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- WEBSTER HEATING SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INCFRANKFORT — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by PPL Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANYGHENT, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYLOUISVILLE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYLOUISVILLE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYVALLEY STATION, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES COMPANYWASHINGTONVILLE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYLOUISVILLE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENTUCKY UTILITIESFOUR MILE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIESHAZLETON, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUISVILLE GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANYLOUISVILLE, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANYHARRODSBURG, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All PPL Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KYState-wide enforcement data
- Power, Distribution, and in KYIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY 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 PPL Corporation, which operates 65 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 KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $4,000 in total penalties.
- How does KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY operates in the power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.4.