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LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT

5016 S MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD, LANSING, MI, 48910
Operated by Lansing Board of Water & Light · 1 of 13 establishments
221122Electric Power Distribution
EIN 386005774

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OSHA inspections
14
over 36 years
Violations
28
$6,540 in penalties
Penalties
$6,540
$234 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $6,540 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 174 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
14
0.4 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
28
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$6,540
$234 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 14
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 14

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 22 citations in this view · $6,540 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0269 C22$1,400Oct 2002Mar 2013
29 CFR 4081.02150222$225May 1991Aug 2006
29 CFR 1910.0269 D02 V11$700Oct 2002Oct 2002
29 CFR 1910.0269 A0211$700Oct 2002Oct 2002
29 CFR 1910.0269 D02 IV11$700Oct 2002Oct 2002
29 CFR 4081.02200111$600Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 4081.02130211$600Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 4081.07220111$450May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 4081.14210411$360May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 4081.14420511$300Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 4080.1011 A11$225Aug 2006Aug 2006
29 CFR 4081.0011 A11$140Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 4084.011402 B11$140Jun 1990Jun 1990
29 CFR 1910.0269 D02 I11Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 4081.370901 A11Aug 2006Aug 2006
29 CFR 4081.02130511Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 4084.06250311Mar 1995Mar 1995
29 CFR 4081.14320211Feb 1994Feb 1994
29 CFR 4081.044301 C11May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 3090.025045 D11May 1991May 1991

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2211 within MI. Peer group: 174 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
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
1.9
vs industry
+0.7
TRIR
3.8
vs industry
+1.7

Reported for 724 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.8
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

Planned
5
Complaint
5
Accident
2
Follow-up
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 LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. 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
Feb 23, 1990ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SWITCH,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,STRUCK BY,ELECTRICAL FAULT,FLYING OBJECTFatality11

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
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
LANSING BOARD OF WATER & LIGHT
2701 S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · LANSING, MI, 48910
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
LANSING BOARD OF WATER & LIGHT
1232 HACO DR · LANSING, MI, 48910
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-03Unprogrammed Related0$0
2012-12-18Complaint22$700
2012-03-30Planned0$0
2012-03-28Complaint0$0
2010-06-09Planned0$0
2005-12-01Complaint32$450
2005-05-11Complaint33$1,200
2004-08-06Follow-up0$0
2002-09-23Complaint44$2,800
1997-08-14Planned0$0
1995-03-14Planned1$0
1994-01-10Accident21$300
1991-04-29Planned112$810
1990-02-23Accident22$280

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT is one of 13 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Lansing Board of Water & Light.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Lansing Board of Water & Light across all 13 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT 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 Lansing Board of Water & Light, which operates 13 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 LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT's OSHA violation history?
LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $6,540 in total penalties.
How does LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT's safety record compare to its industry?
LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT's self-reported DART rate is 1.92 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
Has LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT.