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PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE

14-3860 KAPOHO-PAHOA ROAD, PAHOA, HI, 96778
Operated by Ormat Nevada Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
221116Geothermal Electric Power Generation
EIN 880278853

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OSHA inspections
2
over 28 years
Violations
6
$11,000 in penalties
Penalties
$11,000
$1,833 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $11,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$11,000
$1,833 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

50% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $11,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$5,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0211$5,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I D11$1,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II11Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0311Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II11Dec 2013Dec 2013

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2211 within HI. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $2,700
Inspection frequency
85th
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
3.2
vs industry
+2.1
TRIR
3.2
vs industry
+1.5

Reported for 28 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.2
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
Referral
1

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 PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
13 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in HI — for Ormat Nevada Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 Ormat Nevada Inc 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 numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
20-CA-092861Unfair labor practiceNov 2012Dec 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California

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 PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE
14-3860 KAPOHO PAHOA RD · PAHOA, HI, 96778
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified20Apr 2026View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
3427625
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-08-19Planned63$11,000
1998-08-11Referral0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ormat Nevada Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ormat Nevada Inc across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Ormat Nevada Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Ormat Nevada Inc, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE's OSHA violation history?
PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $11,000 in total penalties.
How does PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE's safety record compare to its industry?
PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE operates in the geothermal electric power generation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE's self-reported DART rate is 3.17 compared to an industry average of 1.1.