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TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY

17501 BRUCE B. DOWNS BLVD., TAMPA, FL, 33602
Operated by Tampa Electric Company · 1 of 17 establishments
221122Electric Power Distribution
EIN 590475140

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OSHA inspections
6
over 48 years
Violations
5
$3,390 in penalties
Penalties
$3,390
$678 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $3,390 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 163 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.1 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$3,390
$678 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $3,390 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0955 C04 II11$2,500Jul 2005Jul 2005
5A000111$490Aug 1977Aug 1977
29 CFR 1926.0451 D0111$400Aug 1977Aug 1977
29 CFR 1926.0450 A0111Aug 1977Aug 1977
29 CFR 1926.0451 U0311Aug 1977Aug 1977

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

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2211 within FL. Peer group: 163 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
72nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
98th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−2.1

Reported for 77 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
3
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Follow-up
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 TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 7, 2010ELECTROCUTEDFatality11

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
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in FL — for Tampa Electric Company, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
1
Representation (union)
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 Tampa Electric Company 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
12-RC-159301Representation electionSep 2015Oct 2015ClosedRegion 12, Tampa, Florida
09-CA-039389Unfair labor practiceJun 2002Sep 2002ClosedRegion 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

Total applications
18
Certified
18
Avg wage ratio
1.02x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$500K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
OSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine Safety

First case: 2022-08-19. Most recent: 2022-08-19. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $500,050 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Tampa Electric Company
Tampa Electric Co.
Aug 2022pleaOSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine SafetyFlorida - Middle,USDOJ - Environment & Natural Resources Division$500,050No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$29.1M
Awards
28
Top agency
General Services Administration
$15.4M
Company-wide — TECO ENERGY INC. (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-372431.62
Obligated (all-time)
$101.1M
Awards (all-time)
93

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
General Services Administration$15.4M
Department of Veterans Affairs$13.8M
Largest awards
  • General Services Administration
    ELECTRIC SERVICE AT BLDG #FL0012ZZ WITH TAMPA ELECTRIC CO.
    contract · Last action 2011-09-21
    $8,670,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    UTILITIES - ELECTRIC POWER
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $4,344,918
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    UTILITIES - ELECTRIC SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2009-10-01
    $4,268,273
  • General Services Administration
    PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE.
    contract · Last action 2008-01-05
    $2,317,200
  • General Services Administration
    ELECTRIC SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2008-04-23
    $1,936,800
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ELECTRICITY UTILITY SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2021-06-04
    $1,886,248
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ELECTRICITY FOR TAMPA VA MEDICAL CENTER
    contract · Last action 2021-06-04
    $1,801,883
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXTEND ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO NEW ENERGY CENTER
    contract · Last action 2009-09-02
    $1,144,613
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF AWARD FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES AT 801 N. FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA 33602. POP 4/1/2018 THRU 3/31/2028.
    contract · Last action 2018-03-30
    $732,000
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF NEW AWARD FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE WITH TECO IN FL. SERVICING LOCATIONS 501 E. POLK ST, TAMPA, FL 33602&500 E. ZACK ST, TAMPA, FL 33602. EFFECTIVE 1/5/18 TO 1/4/2028.
    contract · Last action 2018-01-23
    $342,000
  • General Services Administration
    NEW ORDER FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE, TAMPA, FL
    contract · Last action 2011-02-24
    $329,121
  • General Services Administration
    ELECTRIC SERVICES AT BLDG #FL3150ZZ LOCATED WIH TAMPA ELECTRIC CO.
    contract · Last action 2010-01-25
    $246,600
  • General Services Administration
    ELECTRIC SERVICE DALE MABRY, FL
    contract · Last action 2012-01-09
    $180,000
  • General Services Administration
    "IGF::OT::IGF" ELECTRIC SERVICE, SOCOM, TAMPA, FL
    contract · Last action 2013-01-25
    $162,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - INTERCONNECTION OF SOLAR PV SYSTEM AT TAMPA VAMC REQUIRES UPGRADES TO BE MADE TO CONTRACTOR OWNED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2012-09-24
    $155,200
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    NATURAL GAS FOR NEW VA MEDICAL CENTER IN LAKE NONA.
    contract · Last action 2011-02-18
    $141,603
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF NEW AWARD FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE AT 6701 DALE MABRY HWY, S. TAMPA. FL 33611. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 11/01/2016 TO 9/30/2017.
    contract · Last action 2016-12-20
    $134,400
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF NEW AWARD FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES AT 6701 DALE MARBY HWY S, TAMPA, FL 33611. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 11/01/2015 TO 9/30/2016.
    contract · Last action 2015-10-29
    $134,400
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF NEW TASK ORDER FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES AT 6701 DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 11/13/2014 TO 09/30/2015.
    contract · Last action 2014-11-13
    $133,680
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF GAP CLAIM TO PAY OUTSTANDING INVOICES THAT OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF CONTRACT PERIOD. 10/14/2013 TO 12/12/2013.
    contract · Last action 2014-12-04
    $11,699
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2009-03-23
    $11,592
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF THIS IS A GAP PAYMENT FOR LAPSE IN SERVICE AT 6701 DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33611.
    contract · Last action 2017-03-01
    $11,527
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF GAP PAYMENT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE AT 6701 DALE MARBY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33611. EFFECTIVE DATES 10/1/2015 THRU 10/30/2015.
    contract · Last action 2016-03-31
    $11,399
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2009-04-22
    $8,969
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROFESSIONAL, ADMIN, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SVC
    contract · Last action 2009-04-21
    $3,575
  • General Services Administration
    AREAWIDE CONTRACT FOR TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
    contract · Last action 2019-10-09
    $0
  • General Services Administration
    ELECTRIC AND REGULATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2019-05-16
    $0
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ELECTRIC UTILITY
    contract · Last action 2009-04-13
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 221122 - ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Last action: 2021-06-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-06-08Accident0$0
2005-02-02Planned11$2,500
2004-04-15Programmed Related0$0
1991-10-11Complaint0$0
1977-08-18Follow-up31$400
1977-08-09Planned11$490

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tampa Electric Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tampa Electric Company across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY 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 Tampa Electric Company, which operates 17 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 TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $3,390 in total penalties.
How does TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
Has TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY.