Establishment profile
NORTHERN STATES POWER
3100 MARSHALL STREET NE., RIVERSIDE PLANT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55418
Operated by Xcel Energy · 1 of 163 establishments
Summary
NORTHERN STATES POWER has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $6,675 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 43,053 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NORTHERN STATES POWER 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
78% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $6,675 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1820.65302 | 4 | 3 | $5,795 | Sep 1987 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0056 A | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1986 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G08 II | 1 | 1 | $490 | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 D 7 | 1 | 1 | $330 | Sep 1987 | Sep 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 005024 | 1 | 1 | $30 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 5210.063001 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1997 | Nov 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0025 A | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0063 C | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 D | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0023 B | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 43,053 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NORTHERN STATES POWER. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 NORTHERN STATES POWER. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 1987 | BURN,ELECTRIC ARC,PROTECTIVE GROUNDING,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,BUSBAR,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL | 1 | — | — | |
| Jul 29, 1987 | BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRICAL,BUSBAR,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,UNTRAINED | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 NORTHERN STATES POWER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHERN STATES POWER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for NORTHERN STATES POWER. 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 NORTHERN STATES POWER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHERN STATES POWER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NORTHERN STATES POWER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-16 | Complaint | 2 | — | $490 | |
| 1993-11-18 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $4,740 | |
| 1989-11-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1987-10-30 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $455 | |
| 1987-07-29 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $930 | |
| 1987-02-02 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-07-10 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-06-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-05-23 | Planned | 6 | — | $60 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NORTHERN STATES POWER is one of 163 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Xcel Energy.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Xcel Energy across all 163 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Xcel Energy, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- XCEL ENERGYKEENESBURG, CO — 3 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGY INCCHAMPLIN, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGYDENVER, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGYWEST ST. PAUL, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN STATES POWER CO DBA XCEL ENERGYBAYPORT, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGY INCST PAUL, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGYARTESIA, NM — 2 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGYEARTH, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORTHERN STATES POWER CO DBA XCEL ENERGYGRANITE FALLS, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- XCEL ENERGYALAMOSA, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Xcel Energy locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MNState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NORTHERN STATES POWER 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 Xcel Energy, which operates 163 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is NORTHERN STATES POWER's OSHA violation history?
- NORTHERN STATES POWER has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $6,675 in total penalties.