Establishment profile
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
501 SHEPARD RD., ST. PAUL, MN, 55102
Operated by Xcel Energy · 1 of 163 establishments
Summary
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $4,472 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th 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 37 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 COMPANY 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
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $4,472 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1820.65302 | 2 | 1 | $675 | Aug 1984 | Aug 1984 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $274 | Mar 1973 | Feb 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0058 F 1 | 1 | 1 | $1,302 | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0058 K 3 I | 1 | 1 | $1,106 | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0058 E 1 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 5205.0320 | 1 | 1 | $385 | Jun 1985 | Jun 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $60 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D02 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0401 I | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0400 A 050210 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0058 G 1 IF | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0058 K 1 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1988 | Dec 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 H | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC0 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0108 G06 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1973 | Mar 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G10 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1973 | Mar 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 29 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 COMPANY. 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 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1984 | LIFELINE,CONFINED SPACE,SAFETY BELT,COAL,FLOWING MATERIAL,COAL HOPPER,BURIED | 2 | — | — |
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 37+ years. Most recent activity: 37 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-11-09 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $2,898 | |
| 1986-05-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-06-10 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $385 | |
| 1984-07-19 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $675 | |
| 1983-12-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-01-26 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $154 | |
| 1982-12-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-04-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-03-01 | Accident | 16 | — | $300 | |
| 1973-03-01 | Planned | 4 | — | $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 COMPANY 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 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 Xcel Energy, which operates 163 establishments in our dataset.
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- NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $4,472 in total penalties.