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SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.

204 1/2 E. 3RD ST., SUPERIOR, WI, 54880
Operated by SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER
221210Natural Gas Distribution
EIN 410418150

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OSHA inspections
12
over 46 years
Violations
5
$1,600 in penalties
Penalties
$1,600
$320 avg
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $1,600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
12
0.3 / yr · last 46 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$1,600
$320 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · planned
12 of 12

25% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $1,600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0450 A0922Jan 1980Jul 1982
29 CFR 1926.0100 A11$800Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1926.0652 A0111$800Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1926.0651 J0211Mar 1994Mar 1994

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2212 within WI. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.4
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
2.7
vs industry
+0.8

Reported for 73 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.7
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
12

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 SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. 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 SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
440388
Operation
A

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$147K
Awards
10
Top agency
Department of Defense
$147K
Company-wide — ALLETE, INC. (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$3.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$11.2M
Awards (all-time)
96

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    TAS::96 4902:TAS AREA OFFICE ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE TAS::96 3123:TAS VISTOR CENTER ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2015-11-04
    $116,617
  • Department of Defense
    ELECTRIC SERVCIES - SUPEERIOR ENTRY, WISCONSIN POINT, DULUTH AREA OFFICE.
    contract · Last action 2011-04-28
    $4,100
  • Department of Defense
    ELECTRIC SERVICES SUPERIOR ENTRY WISCONSIN POINT
    contract · Last action 2010-02-07
    $4,100
  • Department of Defense
    FY08 ELECTRICAL SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2007-10-18
    $4,100
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF - FY16 SUPERIOR ENTRY ELECTRIC SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2016-06-16
    $3,800
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF FY14 DULUTH AREA OFFICE ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2014-04-29
    $3,700
  • Department of Defense
    TAS::96 4902::TAS FY13 DULUTH ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2013-04-30
    $3,700
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF DULUTH SUPERIOR ENTRY ELECTRIC SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2017-01-31
    $3,338
  • Department of Defense
    TAS::96 4902:: TAS - SUPERIOR ENTRY ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2015-09-05
    $2,784
  • Department of Defense
    FY-07 ELECTRIC SERVICE TO WISCONSIN
    contract · Last action 2008-04-16
    $1,200

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 221122 - ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Last action: 2017-01-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-02-04Planned0$0
1994-03-22Planned33$1,600
1985-10-10Planned0$0
1984-12-18Planned0$0
1984-07-03Planned0$0
1983-07-20Planned0$0
1982-11-23Planned0$0
1982-10-20Planned0$0
1982-09-08Planned0$0
1982-08-16Planned0$0
1982-07-01Planned1$0
1980-01-22Planned1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO. 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 SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER.

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Frequently asked

What is SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.'s OSHA violation history?
SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $1,600 in total penalties.
How does SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO. operates in the natural gas distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT, & POWER CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.37 compared to an industry average of 1.2.