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MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

FEW STREET & SHERMAN AVENUE, MADISON, WI, 53703
Operated by LINDE PLC · 1 of 140 establishments
237120Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
EIN 390444025

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OSHA inspections
6
over 28 years
Violations
2
$6,300 in penalties
Penalties
$6,300
$3,150 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $6,300 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 56th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 773 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
6
0.2 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$6,300
$3,150 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6

17% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $6,300 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0651 C0211$4,800Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1926.0652 C02 I11$1,500Sep 2009Sep 2009

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

56th

Above average violations in NAICS 2371 within WI. Peer group: 773 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
80th
peer median: $1,428
Inspection frequency
98th
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
1.4
vs industry
+1.2
TRIR
2.3
vs industry
+1.8

Reported for 714 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
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.3
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
1
Complaint
3
Referral
2

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 MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY. 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
May 22, 2000BURN,HYDROGEN,EXPLOSION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,OVERHEATED,PROCESS SAFETY,CONTUSION2

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 MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for LINDE PLC, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
3
Representation (union)
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 LINDE PLC 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.). 4 cases · 3 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-328257Unfair labor practiceOct 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-328200Unfair labor practiceOct 2023Dec 2023ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-177042Representation electionMay 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
30-CA-018749Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Oct 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

Total applications
1
Certified
1
Avg wage ratio
1.03x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
5

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

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 · 1 significant noncompliance.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO
717 E MAIN ST · MADISON, WI, 53703
AirWaterRCRASignificant Violation
QNCR 5
20Jun 2025View →

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 MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$8.0M
Awards
24
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$7.3M
Company-wide — MGE ENERGY INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$11.0M
Awards (all-time)
31

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$7.3M
General Services Administration$477K
Department of Agriculture$240K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2013 OCT-SEPT
    contract · Last action 2012-10-01
    $1,201,116
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2014
    contract · Last action 2014-09-01
    $1,176,484
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT - UTILITIES VISN 12-FY2010-ELEC-VA MADISON
    contract · Last action 2009-10-01
    $1,159,127
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT ELECTRIC - MADISON VA - FY 2009
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $1,015,914
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2015
    contract · Last action 2015-08-01
    $987,172
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    UTILITIES-607-ELECTRICITY-OCT-AUG 2008
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $775,205
  • General Services Administration
    ELECTRICAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2017-06-08
    $682,661
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES VISN 12 FY 2011 FOR ELECTRICITY OCT-MARCH, MADISON
    contract · Last action 2010-10-01
    $577,125
  • Department of Agriculture
    UPGRADE SWITCHGEAR & TRANSFORMERS FOR B-1
    contract · Last action 2009-07-15
    $97,822
  • Department of Agriculture
    INSTALLATION SUBSTATION
    contract · Last action 2008-10-22
    $73,527
  • Department of Agriculture
    EXTEND SWITCHGEAR TO NEW PAD MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS, REMOVE OLD TRANSFORMERS
    contract · Last action 2009-06-10
    $68,632
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2014
    contract · Last action 2014-09-01
    $64,663
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    UTILITIES-607-GAS-OCT-JUL 2008
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $57,782
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT GAS - MADISON VA - FY 2009
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $56,536
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT - UTILITIES VISN 12-FY2010-GAS-VA IRON MOUNTAIN
    contract · Last action 2009-10-01
    $49,444
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2014
    contract · Last action 2014-09-01
    $36,399
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2013 OCT-SEPT
    contract · Last action 2012-10-01
    $35,805
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2015
    contract · Last action 2015-08-01
    $34,258
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2013 OCT-JULY
    contract · Last action 2012-10-01
    $29,332
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF UTILITY METERS UPGRADES
    contract · Last action 2014-12-29
    $6,307
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2014
    contract · Last action 2014-09-01
    $1,978
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2013 OCT-SEPT
    contract · Last action 2012-10-01
    $1,423
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT UTILITIES IGF::CT::IGF VISN 12 FY 2015
    contract · Last action 2014-10-01
    $80
  • General Services Administration
    UTILITY SERVICES FOR MADISON, WI
    contract · Last action 2017-05-08
    $-205,326

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 221122 - ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Last action: 2017-06-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-06-03Planned21$6,300
2006-06-30Complaint0$0
2002-04-29Referral0$0
2001-02-08Complaint0$0
2000-05-22Referral0$0
1998-05-20Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY is one of 140 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LINDE PLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LINDE PLC across all 140 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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC 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 LINDE PLC, which operates 140 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 MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $6,300 in total penalties.
How does MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY operates in the oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 1.37 compared to an industry average of 0.2.