Establishment profile
OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION
5758 STATE ROUTE 7 NORTH, CHESHIRE, OH, 45620
Operated by American Electric Power · 1 of 329 establishments
221112 — Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
EIN 314392702
Summary
OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $96,507 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 136 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $96,507 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 2 | $45,776 | Mar 2024 | May 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 L03 III | 1 | 1 | $8,771 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 A02 I A | 1 | 1 | $8,771 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 C01 II | 1 | 1 | $8,771 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 L08 V | 1 | 1 | $8,771 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 D06 | 1 | 1 | $8,771 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 O02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $1,875 | Feb 1997 | Feb 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 D08 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0269 D02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 |
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 in NAICS 2211 within OH. Peer group: 136 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 214 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
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
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) · Feb 2015 – Feb 2025 · 2 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2025 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Amputation | |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Feb 16, 2015 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2020 | Burn,Circuit Breaker,Contusion,E PTD (power generation),Elec Utility Work,Electric Arc,Electrical,Electrical Cabinet,Electrical Fault,Electrician,Energized,Leg,Lockout,PPE,TorsoFatality | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in OH — for American Electric Power, not this location alone
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 American Electric Power 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CA-211608 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2017 | Jan 2018 | Closed | Region 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 OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-14 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $33,100 | |
| 2024-01-11 | Complaint | 1 | — | $12,676 | |
| 2020-08-04 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 7 | 7 | $43,856 | |
| 2015-05-08 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-03-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-03-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1997-01-30 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $6,875 | |
| 1980-03-13 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION is one of 329 establishments rolled up under the parent organization American Electric Power.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of American Electric Power across all 329 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fossil fuel electric power generation within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., GAVIN PLANTCHESHIRE — 3 federal enforcement records
- DUKE ENERGYNEW RICHMOND — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUNBELT INSULATION COMPANY, INC.NEW RICHMOND — 2 federal enforcement records
- RELIANT ENERGYAVON LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- COLUMBUS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANYCONESVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- GENON ENERGY, INC.AVON LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- FIRSTENERGY CORP. DBA FIRSTENERGY GENERATION CORP.SHADYSIDE — 2 federal enforcement records
- AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER OF OHIOMARIETTA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FIRSTENERGY GENERATION CORP.OREGON — 2 federal enforcement records
- DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO.MIAMISBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by American Electric Power, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., GAVIN PLANTCHESHIRE, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- OHIO POWER, INC.CHESHIRE, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- OHIO POWER COLogan, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- KENTUCKY POWERLOUISA, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANYBECKLEY, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- OHIO POWER COFindlay, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANYBECKLEY, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- APPALACHIAN POWER COBuffalo, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
- SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANYBOSSIER CITY, LA — 2 federal enforcement records
- APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANYPROSPERITY, WV — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All American Electric Power locationsParent rollup
- Fossil Fuel Electric Power GenerationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Fossil Fuel Electric in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION 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 American Electric Power, which operates 329 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $96,506.5 in total penalties.
- How does OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION operates in the fossil fuel electric power generation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 3.08 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
- Has OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION.