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PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA

1 ELECTRIC AVENUE, SPARKS, NV, 89434
335911Storage Battery Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
20
over 10 years
Violations
3
$1,500 in penalties
Penalties
$1,500
$500 avg
Accident investigations on record
4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 10 years of recorded history, with $1,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 59th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA appears in OSHA workplace safety, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and CPSC product recalls records 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
20
2.0 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
3
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$1,500
$500 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
14 of 20
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 20

10% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $1,500 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111$1,500Jan 2018Jan 2018
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Nov 2021Nov 2021
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111Jan 2018Jan 2018

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

59th

Above average violations in NAICS 3359 within NV. Peer group: 35 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
59th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
94th
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
0.1
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
0.1
vs industry
−2.7

Reported for 1,070 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.1
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
14
Accident
1
Referral
4

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 PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA. 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 PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$94.9M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Antitrust

First case: 2010-11-23. Most recent: 2013-08-06. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
2
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The lithium-ion battery packs can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.. Most recent recall: 2017-01-04. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-12Complaint0$0
2024-04-12Complaint0$0
2023-12-27Complaint0$0
2023-09-06Complaint0$0
2023-08-24Complaint0$0
2023-05-12Referral0$0
2022-07-28Accident0$0
2022-04-20Complaint0$0
2022-04-20Complaint0$0
2021-12-17Complaint0$0
2021-06-30Referral1$0
2019-01-07Complaint0$0
2019-01-07Complaint0$0
2018-10-05Referral0$0
2018-06-19Referral0$0
2018-01-09Complaint0$0
2017-10-09Complaint2$1,500
2017-09-21Complaint0$0
2017-04-25Complaint0$0
2016-02-03Planned0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 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.

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Frequently asked

What is PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA's OSHA violation history?
PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $1,500 in total penalties.
How does PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA's safety record compare to its industry?
PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA operates in the storage battery manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. PANASONIC ENERGY CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA's self-reported DART rate is 0.05 compared to an industry average of 1.8.