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MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.

1011 S. MAIN STREET, NEWTON, MS, 39345
Operated by Southern Company · 1 of 293 establishments
EIN 640205820

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OSHA inspections
2
over 50 years
Violations
2
$25 in penalties
Penalties
$25
$13 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

MISSISSIPPI POWER CO. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $25 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MISSISSIPPI POWER CO. 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 (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
2
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$25
$13 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

50% 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 · $25 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0251 C04 IV11$25Jun 1976Jun 1976
29 CFR 1926.0152 A0111Jun 1976Jun 1976

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

77th

Above average violations in NAICS 2211 within MS. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
55th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
81st
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.7

Reported for 72 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 24, 2018Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feetBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 24, 2018Back,Fall,Fall Protection,Fracture,Utility Pole11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MS — for Southern Company, not this location alone

Total cases
10
Unfair labor practice
9
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 Southern Company 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.). 10 cases · 9 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
15-RC-339530Representation electionApr 2024May 2024ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-018883Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Feb 2009ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
12-CA-026136Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Feb 2009ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
03-CA-026969Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
15-CA-018835Unfair labor practiceOct 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
03-CA-026901Unfair labor practiceOct 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 03, Buffalo, New York
15-CA-018587Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Apr 2008ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-018301Unfair labor practiceJun 2007Aug 2007ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
15-CA-018285Unfair labor practiceJun 2007Mar 2008ClosedRegion 15, New Orleans, Louisiana
09-CA-043446Unfair labor practiceFeb 2007Feb 2007ClosedRegion 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 MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SOUTHERN CO SERVICES INC (across 28 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$341.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.8B
Awards (all-time)
1,050

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-04-26Planned0$0
1976-06-03Planned2$25

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MISSISSIPPI POWER CO. is one of 293 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southern Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southern Company across all 293 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Southern Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MISSISSIPPI POWER 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Southern Company, which operates 293 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 MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.'s OSHA violation history?
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $25 in total penalties.