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PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO

510 BRYANT ST, DENVER, CO, 80204
221122Electric Power Distribution

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OSHA inspections
7
over 47 years
Violations
23
$40,334 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $40,334 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 101 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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
7
0.1 / yr · last 47 yrs
Violations
23
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$40,334
$1,754 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 7

71% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $40,334 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0651 J0222$16,387May 1990Dec 1991
29 CFR 1926.0652 A0111$15,937Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1926.0651 C0211$2,550Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1926.0651 K0211$2,550Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1926.0652 B11$1,000May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1926.0020 B0111$630May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1926.0404 B01 I11$630May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1926.0651 J0111$450May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1910.1001 J0211$200Oct 1984Oct 1984
29 CFR 1926.0021 B0211May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1926.0059 E0411May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1926.0405 J02 II11May 1990May 1990
29 CFR 1910.0107 E0911Feb 1986Feb 1986
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I11Feb 1986Feb 1986
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV11Feb 1986Feb 1986
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III11Feb 1986Feb 1986
29 CFR 1910.1001 F0111Feb 1986Feb 1986
29 CFR 1910.1001 H0111Oct 1984Oct 1984
29 CFR 1910.0158 B11Jul 1984Jul 1984
29 CFR 1910.0024 D11Jul 1984Jul 1984

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2211 within CO. Peer group: 101 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
4
Referral
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) · Jul 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified

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
Jul 24, 2018Other fall to lower level, unspecifiedThigh(s)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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 29, 1991EXCAVATION,FRACTURE,CRUSHED,PELVIS,SHORING,CAVE-IN11

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
4 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 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 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CO — for PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, not this location alone

Total cases
23
Unfair labor practice
11
Representation (union)
12

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 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO 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.). 23 cases · 11 ULP · 12 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-CA-351236Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-344143Representation electionJun 2024Aug 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-342281Representation electionMay 2024Jul 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-338100Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-332510Unfair labor practiceDec 2023Apr 2024ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-325699Unfair labor practiceSep 2023Sep 2025ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-320293Unfair labor practiceJun 2023Aug 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-317220Representation electionMay 2023Jul 2023ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-283268Representation electionSep 2021Sep 2021ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-250367Representation electionOct 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-220531Representation electionMay 2018Jun 2018ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-175004Representation electionApr 2016Jun 2016ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-162657Representation electionOct 2015Jul 2017ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-151076Representation electionApr 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-098418Unfair labor practiceFeb 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-097242Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-089677Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Nov 2012ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-021936Unfair labor practiceJul 2011Aug 2011ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-008634Representation electionJan 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-008579Representation electionNov 2009Jan 2010ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-008565Representation electionJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-021173Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-016820Unfair labor practiceMar 2000Jan 2002ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · 2 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO
500 WALNUT ST · DENVER, CO, 80204
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
PUBLIC SVC CO OF COLORADO
18TH & CHAMPA · DENVER, CO, 80204
00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
acq
Crime type
OSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine Safety

First case: 2011-06-30. Most recent: 2011-06-30. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-20Unprogrammed Related0$0
1991-08-29Referral42$36,974
1990-03-26Referral87$3,160
1985-10-16Complaint5$0
1984-06-13Complaint21$200
1984-06-13Complaint4$0
1979-06-12Complaint0$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 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO 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 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO's OSHA violation history?
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $40,334 in total penalties.
How does PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO's safety record compare to its industry?
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1.