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TESLA, INC.

1 TESLA ROAD, AUSTIN, TX, 78725
Operated by Tesla Inc · 1 of 102 establishments
336111Automobile Manufacturing
EIN 742194094

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OSHA inspections
2
over 5 years
Violations
2
$6,913 in penalties
Penalties
$6,913
$3,457 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TESLA, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 5 years of recorded history, with $6,913 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 51st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 36 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 69th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.4 / yr · last 5 yrs
Violations
2
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$6,913
$3,457 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

51st

Above average violations in NAICS 3361 within TX. Peer group: 36 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
60th
peer median: $3,962
Inspection frequency
69th
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
−4.2
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−5.6

Reported for 11 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
5.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.2
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

Complaint
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) · Jun 2022 – Jul 2025

Reports
5
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
2
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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 10, 2025Contact with hot objects or substancesUpper arm(s)Hospitalized
Jun 4, 2025Contact with hot objects or substancesFoot (feet), toe(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 22, 2025Collapse, engulfment n.e.c.Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
May 3, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jun 21, 2022Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$505
Employees affected
2

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 2 violations · $505 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeNov 2022121$505

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 2 cases · $505 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Aug 2022 – Aug 2024Automobile Manufacturing1
Nov 2022Automobile Manufacturing$5051

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TESLA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in TX — for Tesla Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
14
Unfair labor practice
14

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 Tesla Inc locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

Total applications
4,397
Certified
4,121
Denied
8
Avg wage ratio
2.48x
E-3 AustralianH-1B1 ChileH-1B1 SingaporeH-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for TESLA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
1
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can result in overheating and, in some cases, smoke or flame and can cause death or serious injury due to fire and burn hazards.. Most recent recall: 2025-11-13. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
92
Last 5 years
71
Last 12 months
9
Units affected
404,582,899

Most-recalled component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Most recent campaign: 2026-05-18. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-05Complaint2$6,913
2021-06-15Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TESLA, INC. is one of 102 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Tesla Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Tesla Inc across all 102 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in automobile manufacturing within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Tesla Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TESLA, INC. 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 Tesla Inc, which operates 102 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.

Frequently asked

What is TESLA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
TESLA, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $6,913 in total penalties.
How does TESLA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TESLA, INC. operates in the automobile manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.6. TESLA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 4.2.