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WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.

HWY 51 - COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION PLANT, PORTAGE, WI, 53901
Operated by ALLIANT ENERGY CORP · 1 of 36 establishments

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OSHA inspections
6
over 52 years
Violations
18
$27,460 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations

Summary

WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $27,460 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35,316 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 32 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
18
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$27,460
$1,526 avg / violation
39% serious61% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 35,316 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
3
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 WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.. 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 8, 1994BURN,COVER,PPE,CLOGGED,VALVE,ELEC UTILITY WORK,STRUCK BY,TANK,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,HOPPER21

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
32 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 32+ years. Most recent activity: 32 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 WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT 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 WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1994-06-08Complaint44$6,210
1983-10-12Complaint11$420
1981-12-02Follow-up0$0
1980-06-03Accident122$20,800
1974-12-17Complaint0$0
1973-08-21Planned1$30

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO. is one of 36 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ALLIANT ENERGY CORP across all 36 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by ALLIANT ENERGY CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT 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 ALLIANT ENERGY CORP, which operates 36 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 WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO.'s OSHA violation history?
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT CO. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $27,460 in total penalties.