Skip to main content

Establishment profile

XCEL ENERGY

1103 KING PLANT ROAD, BAYPORT, MN, 55003
Operated by Xcel Energy · 1 of 163 establishments
221112Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
EIN 411967505

Download as PDF →

OSHA inspections
3
over 19 years
Violations
1
$1,100 in penalties
Penalties
$1,100
$1,100 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

XCEL ENERGY has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $1,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 35th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 96 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th 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

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$1,100
$1,100 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

33% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $1,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0501 B0511$1,100Aug 2006Aug 2006

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

35th

Below average violations in NAICS 2211 within MN. Peer group: 96 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
64th
peer median: $369
Inspection frequency
89th
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
2.0
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
6.0
vs industry
+3.7

Reported for 52 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
2.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
6.0
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
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 XCEL ENERGY. 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 XCEL ENERGY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for XCEL ENERGY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MN — for Xcel Energy, not this location alone

Total cases
35
Unfair labor practice
28
Representation (union)
7

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 Xcel Energy 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.). 35 cases · 28 ULP · 7 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-361558Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-346666Unfair labor practiceJul 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-297781Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-259681Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Jun 2020ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-253301Unfair labor practiceDec 2019Aug 2020ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-221750Unfair labor practiceJun 2018Feb 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-204715Unfair labor practiceAug 2017Oct 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-160665Unfair labor practiceSep 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-120233Unfair labor practiceJan 2014Jan 2014ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-095468Unfair labor practiceDec 2012Jan 2013ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-075053Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-072714Unfair labor practiceJan 2012Feb 2013ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-065901Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-062806Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017750Representation electionMar 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019323Unfair labor practiceMar 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019240Unfair labor practiceDec 2009Sep 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019147Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019110Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018903Unfair labor practiceNov 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018883Unfair labor practiceOct 2008Dec 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018805Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018485Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Nov 2007ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017496Representation electionApr 2007Jun 2007ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-017911Unfair labor practiceJan 2006Dec 2006ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017125Representation electionMar 2003Mar 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016719Unfair labor practiceJan 2003Jan 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016590Unfair labor practiceSep 2002Oct 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017012Representation electionJun 2002Aug 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016444Unfair labor practiceMay 2002Jul 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016351Unfair labor practiceMar 2002Jul 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-016932Representation electionJan 2002Feb 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-016931Representation electionDec 2001Feb 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-016903Representation electionNov 2001Jan 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016016Unfair labor practiceMay 2001Jul 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 XCEL ENERGY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for XCEL ENERGY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
acq
Crime type
OSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine Safety

First case: 2011-07-01. Most recent: 2011-07-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — XCEL ENERGY INC. (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$912K
Obligated (all-time)
$272.2M
Awards (all-time)
386

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-05-21Complaint0$0
2006-09-15Unprogrammed Related0$0
2006-07-24Unprogrammed Related11$1,100

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

XCEL ENERGY is one of 163 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Xcel Energy.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Xcel Energy across all 163 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fossil fuel electric power generation within MN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Xcel Energy, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Related searches

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on XCEL ENERGY 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 Xcel Energy, which operates 163 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.

Need API access, bulk download, or licensed redistribution? The website is free. Programmatic and licensed access is handled separately.

Contact sales →

Frequently asked

What is XCEL ENERGY's OSHA violation history?
XCEL ENERGY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $1,100 in total penalties.
How does XCEL ENERGY's safety record compare to its industry?
XCEL ENERGY operates in the fossil fuel electric power generation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.3. XCEL ENERGY's self-reported DART rate is 2.01 compared to an industry average of 1.4.